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Sense Of Self Is An Essential Skill Of Mind
Many articles in the Western press have confused the Buddha’s idea of “anatta,” the absence of an eternal soul, with...
Wonder of the Universe is Wondering In Us
The universe is very big and very old. It was only discovered by us in the twentieth century. When you look up at the night stars you...
Death is Life's Door
(Note from the Editors: 'Sitting' here refers to seated meditation) Sitting enabled me to see, and compelled me to...
I Am Interested In My Mind
I am interested in my mind, and in my body. Previous to my having cultivated the habit of sitting, I had thought about myself and had...
The Endurance to Observe
There is little I have heard from others -- and it is my daily business to listen -- that I have not seen in myself as I sit. But I also...
Equanimity: An Invisible Inheritance
Gratitude isn’t merely an extra, an outflow of meditation. The deep peace of meditation gushes up from the realization that an infinite...
A Paradoxical Struggle
The life of peace is like an international flight permitting only one handbag. You'll have to leave behind some of your cherished shoes...
Why I Sit
This morning, the first thing I did was to sit for an hour. I have done that regularly for twenty years, and have spent many evenings,...