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End All Beat All

Published on 2010-04-22 17:18:00

Its no secret that I haven't posted here for a while. We were attempting to explore the journey of meditation together. And its something that I would like to continue - if you're interested. I would like to clarify a point at this time. Meditation > read more

Goal-less action

Published on 2010-02-18 16:30:00

Tao abides in non-action,Yet nothing is left undone.If kings and lords observed this,The ten thousand things would develop naturally.If they still desired to act,They would return to the simplicity of formless substance.Without form there is no desir > read more

Meditation Day - A full Month

Published on 2010-02-16 17:26:00

"Before you study meditation, mountains are mountains and rivers are rivers. While you are studying meditation, mountains are no longer mountains and rivers are no longer rivers; but once you attain enlightenment, mountains are once again mountains a > read more

A full month of Meditation - Equanimity

Published on 2010-02-14 13:11:00

We've talked much over this last month about posture, the mind and body, watching the breath. About awareness vs being led about by your mood and obsessions. About what it means to build a strong foundation. Today, I would like to talk about a word t > read more

Morning has broken - Meditation Day 25

Published on 2010-02-07 16:15:00

I prefer the early morning for meditation practice. Winter indeed is a most difficult time to begin setting up a daily practice and it is not proceeding forward without its share of missed early morning sessions. I may have indicated or perhaps you m > read more

Body and Mind are One - Meditation Day 23

Published on 2010-02-06 11:01:00

Let us get back to discussing the synchronization of our bodies with our minds. We're not looking to develop some ascetic form of being. We have all heard the stories of the ascetic that risked the elements in the most harsh of ways and later come aw > read more

Let Us Review...Meditation Day 19

Published on 2010-02-02 16:43:00

Its time that we review what we having been doing together. We are learning to meditate. We're learning the first few steps of how to synchronize our minds with our bodies. We can often find ourselves following after thoughts that pinball back and fo > read more

Esoteric, Mystical, Spiritual....Meditation Day 15

Published on 2010-01-29 13:21:00

Have you ever experienced that sense of awe that hits you square in the chest? The more that you try and describe what it was that you felt, or what it was that made you feel that way, the further away you were from actually conveying your experience > read more

Building a Firm Foundation - Meditation Day Twelve

Published on 2010-01-26 18:27:00

It is imperative that we review the "why" behind our practice at this time. I know that it is still very early in our run at establishing our daily meditation practice but if you have learned anything at all thus far, it is that the mind is seldom ve > read more

Seven Days of Meditation - Continue to sit through it all

Published on 2010-01-23 05:41:00

I'm having difficulty in rising each morning. And I have to confess that things are getting off to a rather rocky start. I found that I have become very stiff in recent months. I have forgone the bench in favor of a Zafu and Zabuton. I have also not > read more