GATHER ’ROUND THE BREATH

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

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

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

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

Caring Without Clinging

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

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

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

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

New Feeding Habits for the Mind August, 2001 The juxtaposition of those two chants just now—the one that says, “subject

Skills to Take Home August 25, 2010 The atmosphere of seclusion we have here is really conducive to the practice.

A Wilderness Mind at Home October 13, 2006 Seclusion is an important part of the practice. Coming away to a

A Culture of Self Reliance August 14, 2009 When you practice the Dhamma, you’re you taking on a new culture.

After-work Meditation October 22, 2011 I once had a student in Singapore who told me that at the end of

PART III : DAILY LIFE For the Survival of Your Goodness June 20, 2011 Try to notice what way of

Practicing from Gratitude July 27, 2012 One of the traditional idioms for practicing meditation is “making an effort.” And key

Feeding on the Breath July 25, 2012 The mind’s basic habit is that it’s constantly feeding. Just as the body