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The Committee of the Mind
There are many different ideas of “you” in your mind, each with its own agenda. Each of these “you's” is a...
Stop Shooting Arrows
The Buddha compares pain with being shot by arrows. Physical pain is like being shot with one arrow, but then on top of that you shoot...
Being Judicious, not Judgmental
One of the most difficult but necessary skills we need to develop as meditators is learning how to be judicious without being judgmental....
A Meditator's Bag of Tricks
Meditation is not just a question of technique. In training the mind, you have to remember there's a whole committee in there. In the...
The Grain of the Wood
There are two sides to the path of practice: the side of developing and the side of letting go. And it's important that you see the...