GATHER ’ROUND THE BREATH

The Skill of Restraint December 20, 2007 People often ask how to bring the practice into daily life. The answer

Right Speech, Inside & Out August 12, 2011 In the Buddha’s description of the path, after he establishes the principles

A Meditator is a Good Friend to Have April 16, 2012 Take some long deep in-and-out breaths. Have the sense

The Ivory Intersection December 10, 2010 My mother was an author. When I was young, she did most of her

Caring Without Clinging

Protecting Your Space May 12, 2011 Think of the whole body breathing in, the whole body breathing out. Try to

An Anthropologist from Mars May 28, 2008 Years back, I taught a course on the forest tradition at a Buddhist

Renunciation March 16, 2005 There go the helicopters again. That’s what happens when you hold on, hold on, hold on:

PART IV : ADVANCED PRACTICE The Four Jhanas January 30, 2009 As you sit here with your eyes closed, where

The Poison Blowfish August 21, 2011 The Buddha didn’t say that life is suffering but there is a lot of

Proactive with Pain September 4, 2011 Aging, illness, death: These are the things we don’t like to think about. And

The Swinging Balance March 10, 2011 When you focus on the present moment, you’re trying to become friends with it.

A Recipe for Jhana February 14, 2009 When you meditate, try to be very conscious of holding a particular perception

Sensitive to the Breath December 25, 2011 When you work with the breath, it’s good to not have too many

Generating Energy January 2, 2012 In Thailand they sometimes compare practicing meditation to flying a kite. It takes a fair

Balance & Release January 27, 2011 When we focus the mind on the breath, we can observe both of them.

Broad, Tall, & Deep October 6, 2010 When Ajaan Fuang was teaching people to meditate, they’d get to the point