Reading Archive (Meditation)
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...
The Fish on the Camel
As Hafiz says, "First, The fish needs to say, “Something ain’t right about this Camel ride – And I’m Feeling...
Why Meditate
Meditation is the act of getting quiet and settling the mind. It’s the process of slowing and eventually stopping your thoughts, at...
From Being Driven To Being Drawn
When I was a young man, I liked ideas and books quite a lot, and I still read a great deal. But each time I come back from a long...
When Light Shines, Darkness Becomes The Light
From time to time you may become restless, and the restlessness will not go away. At such times, just sit quietly, follow your breathing,...
The Gift Of Threshold Moments
The thrush’s song belongs to a family of experiences that usher us into a threshold where sound trails off into silence, time...
Silence
Silence is our real nature. What we are fundamentally is only silence. Silence is free from beginning and end. It was before the...
Learning Not to Be Afraid of Things That Are Real
Recently I've been looking through a field guide on nature observation. The author, when he was a child, was trained by an old Native...
Bedrock On Which We All Stand
Do you realize, sir, that you are the world and the world is you? The world is not separate from you and me. There is a common thread of...
What is Meditation?
"This awareness of the so called outward and the inward movements of life, is meditation. The simultaneous awareness of the total...
Do You Direct Your Mind Or Does Your Mind Direct You?
You have to have an exotic sense of tolerance no matter what anybody does, what they say, how they attack you, what they want out of you...
Meditation: A Process Of Retraining The Mind
Gently, but firmly, without getting upset or judging yourself for straying, simply return to the simple physical sensation of the breath....
Green Mountains Are Forever Walking
I've been fascinated by this process of birth and death. I was a midwife for seven years, delivering babies in the bush and it...
Live Intentionally, In Freedom
Modern psychology commonly asserts that we cannot enter the unconscious fully aware. The mystic responds, "Oh, yes, you can! I have...
Being a Naturalist
In mindfulness meditation we learn to be present for things as they are. In doing so, it can be useful to assume the attitude of a...