MEDITATIONS 10

Angry August 21, 2018 In the forest tradition, it’s rare that someone would practice goodwill as a basic practice. As

Dispassion Isn’t Depression December 3, 2018 Those five reflections that the Buddha recommends that we reflect on often are, in

The Thinking Heart December 28, 2018 In Western languages, we have separate words for heart and mind. But in most

The Safety of Dualities July 21, 2019 The Buddha generally wasn’t the sort of person who’d go out to look

The Buddha’s Questions September 9, 2009 When you read the Buddha’s accounts of his own quest for awakening, it’s hard

Training Your Desires March 7, 2019 All phenomena are rooted in desire—everything we experience, the Buddha said. And we desire

The Desire to Be Free from Desire October 4, 2019 There’s a passage in the Canon where a young monk

Choices Now & at Death September 9, 2019 All phenomena are rooted in desire. It’s one of the basic principles

Locate Your Craving October 5, 2018 As we ordinarily go through life, when we come across sensory pleasures, we learn

See Yourself as Active Verbs November 15, 2018 There was a famous scientist who wrote an autobiography entitled, I Seem to

What Am I Becoming? December 31, 2019 Here we are at the end of the year. As you meditate, you

Willing to Learn January 24, 2019 The Buddha talks a lot about the process of becoming, which is a combination

Insight Is a Judgment Call February 21, 2017 As you focus on your breath, try to figure out the best

The Meaning of Insight September 1, 2019 As you sit here, you’ll be making choices for the entire hour. The

Anybody Home? September 19, 2019 I have a student (we’ll call him George) who broke up with his partner of

Unfabricated Happiness June 10, 2019 When the Buddha taught breath meditation, he started out with four very simple steps. You

Keep Your Options Open November 27, 2019 As we practice, we’re exploring possibilities—trying to expand our range of possibilities. When