Metta Meditation
Metta Meditation September 2, 2005 “May I be happy. May all living beings be happy.” We chant that every night
Read moreMetta Meditation September 2, 2005 “May I be happy. May all living beings be happy.” We chant that every night
Read moreGoodwill & Heedfulness December 21, 2011 The Buddha once said that all skillful qualities are rooted in heedfulness. This applies
Read moreGather ’Round the Breath August 10, 2011 So here you are. At least, part of you is here. What you
Read moreAllowing the Breath to Spread November 3, 2006 Find a spot in the body where the breath feels comfortable, and
Read moreBrahmaviharas at the Breath February 7, 2010 We chant the brahmaviharas, the four sublime attitudes, every evening before the meditation.
Read moreTurn Off the Automatic Pilot December 5, 2011 The part of the mind that keeps shaping experience is something that
Read moreChoiceful Awareness July 21, 2012 Sometimes our problem as meditators is that we’ve read too much and listened to too
Read moreArtillery All Around August 16, 2011 The mind is such an old hand at fabrication that it doesn’t really notice
Read moreViews, Virtue, & Mindfulness December 6, 2011 The Buddha compared mindfulness to a gatekeeper in a fortress at the edge
Read moreEkaggata April 22, 2005 Alertness—the Pali word is sampajañña—has a special meaning when you’re meditating. It means, specifically, being alert to
Read moreTraining Your Minds April 10, 2011 Close your eyes and focus on the breath. Take a few deep, long in-and-out
Read moreEquanimity September 27, 2011 When the Buddha lists the factors for awakening, equanimity comes at the end of the list,
Read moreA Mirror for the Mind January 21, 2012 There’s a passage in one of Ajaan Lee’s talks where he says
Read moreCentered in the Body May 8, 2007 In one of the suttas on mindfulness of the body, the Buddha gives
Read moreMindful Judgment March 28, 2010 We meditate because the mind needs to be developed, or the good qualities in the
Read morePart II : Common Problems Pain Is Not the Enemy May 23, 2012 Ajaan Suwat frequently made the point that
Read morePleasure & Pain July 31, 2012 We’re practicing the middle way—between indulgence in sensuality on one side and self-torture on
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