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September 2021

September 04, 2021

Rough Edges and Scissorhands

Our meditation practice can help us soften our rough edges. This is an analogy that...

April 2021

April 21, 2021

I’m Too Busy to Meditate

Today I want to address the question, “What if I’m too busy to meditate?” This...

January 2021

January 11, 2021

Reasons We Don’t Meditate

I have this friend who said, “I really want to come to your event, but...

January 04, 2021

Three Kinds of Laziness

Laziness is a thing that we don’t talk about enough, I think. It’s often something...

November 2020

November 23, 2020

Mistakes

I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. I’ve done many things that have...

May 2020

May 22, 2020

Paper Airplane

A few months ago I took my seven year old stepson to meditation with me....

August 2019

August 20, 2019

Encouragement

I'm here to provide encouragement because we could all use some. The truth is that...

March 2019

March 08, 2019

Sitting Quietly, Doing Nothing

“The practice of true reality is simply to sit serenely in silent introspection.” “Here you...

November 2017

November 20, 2017

Fixation

There are times in life when we put all of our attention on something and...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Emptiness and Meditation

Contemplating emptiness can be a meditative experience, if we can get into a goalless mindset,...

May 03, 2017

Quieting the Mind

It's so hard to become quiet and still in a busy world. Some people come...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Awakening With Breathing

Following the Breath This technique has been around for a long time. It is almost...

March 2017

March 13, 2017

Awareness

There is a deep awareness that exists within us. We may not experience this awareness,...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Stages of Shamatha

There are traditionally 9 stages of shamatha meditation. Thinking about these 9 stages is like...

February 09, 2017

Taming Your Mind

Part of what we're trying to do on the Buddhist path is to tame our...

January 2017

January 21, 2017

Common Obstacles to Meditation Practice

photo by Moyan Brenn, flickrcc There are a few obstacles that often come up in...