While life can be wonderful and fulfilling it can also be confusing and difficult. Zen teaches us that the cause of this confusion and difficulty is when we are caught by self-referential thinking that fixates on the past or future. Through practice we can learn to transcend this time-traveling, self-referential rumination by learning to relax, let go of stress and fully embrace the physicality of the present moment. As we learn to live life from an experiential and grounded center, we become less emotionally reactive, and we more fully express our boundless True Nature.