Holding One’s Mind to the Practice
It takes a real warrior to hold one’s mind to the practice, and hold one’s butt to the cushion.
An Open-Hearted and Gentle Attitude
The ground of meditation practice is the same as in yoga — ahimsa — non-violence, non-aggression. We start with an open-hearted and gentle attitude. If we are filled with ambition…
The Whole Big Drama In Our Mind
In the Buddhist teachings of the Wheel of Life, the kingdom of Me has developed into a whole realm, a whole movie, and we’re the star. We also wrote the…
Meditation Is Not Heavy Lifting
To use the analogy of weight training, we might think that meditation is like heavy lifting, that stabilizing our awareness is like lifting a 500 pound weight and holding it…
Exertion in Meditation Practice
When it comes to meditation practice there is a sense of exertion or energy we apply to the process.
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