MEDITATION 9

Building Character October 19, 2016 I had a student in Thailand who was always itching to get out into the

When it’s Hard to Settle Down January 17, 2017 When the mind has trouble settling down with the breath, you

Vitakka & Vicara December 24, 2017 Vitakka and vicara are two Pali words that mean thinking. They’re classified as verbal fabrication. In other

Look after Your Baby October 1, 2016 All too often it happens that when you sit down to concentrate on

Focused on Results March 1, 2016 Sometimes you hear that when you practice you shouldn’t be focused on getting results.

A Poker Mind May 29, 2017 When you settle down with the breath, you’re trying to bring three things together:

Cut, Cut, Cut December 2, 2016 The chants we have in the evenings focus on very ordinary things—parts of the

The Kamma of Concentration February 16, 2017 Years back, I was asked to write a review of a book on

The Use of the Present November 28, 2016 We focus on the body in and of itself, feelings in and

Mindfulness Like a Dam August 10, 2017 Upasika Kee has an analogy where she compares mindfulness to a dam across

Mindfulness 2.0 August 19, 2016 Ajaan Suwat tells the story of when he was a young monk and first went

Wake Up from Addiction January 12, 2016 As you’re settling down with the breath, you don’t want to think too

Remorse August 30, 2016 When you sit down to meditate and settle down with the breath, the mind becomes very

What Is One July 13, 2017 In the Canon, there’s a brief catechism called the Novice’s Questions. It’s a list of basic

Tapping into the Breath July 17, 2017 Time and again, I say—when you’re focusing on the breath—to remember that the

Centered January 24, 2017 The Pali word samadhi is usually translated as concentration. I know at least one teacher, though, who objects

Breath vs. Distraction January 28, 2016 Just sitting here with nothing to do is very ordinary. It’s so ordinary that