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February 2023

February 03, 2023

Two Ways to Talk About Meditation

“I am giving a meditation talk next week at our church,” a friend told me...

September 2022

September 16, 2022

A Way to Understand Nondual Oneness

What is nondual oneness? That is a question that most spiritual teachers struggle to answer....

June 2022

June 23, 2022

Seven Metaphors to Help You Create Moments of Peace

Using metaphors to tap into your reservoirs of knowledge and experience will help you create...

June 20, 2022

Creating Moments of Peace

Looking for inner peace? These three principles may help.

September 2018

September 19, 2018

Meditation and the 36th Chamber of Shaolin

What does the movie The 36th Chamber of Shaolin have to do with modern approaches...

September 14, 2018

Meditation: On the Same List as Brushing Your Teeth

By changing the context and putting meditation in the same category as mundane activities, such...

September 06, 2018

Why You Want Your Meditation Teacher to Be More Like a Piano Teacher and Less Like a Concert Pianist

A good piano teacher is patient, makes the complex simple and allows the student to...

August 2018

August 21, 2018

How to Know Whether Or Not You Are Meditating

When you are practicing a combination of relaxation and concentration techniques and your mind becomes...

July 2018

July 25, 2018

Motivation is the Key to Meditation

If you’ve ever said that you don’t have time to meditate, read this.

July 10, 2018

Prepare Your Mind for Meditation with Concentration

In order to reach the meditative state, one must prepare the mind with concentration exercises.

June 2018

June 23, 2018

Two Traps on the Meditative Path

Meditation is a great practice that has many benefits. Nevertheless, it's important to be aware...

February 2018

February 18, 2018

What Meditation Cannot Do For You

Meditation can help but there are limits. Here are three things that meditation cannot do...

February 09, 2018

You Are Probably Wrong About Meditation

Three common misconceptions surround the practice of meditation and even people who have been practicing...

December 2017

December 16, 2017

Holiday Gifts for My Readers

From December 16 to 20, I am giving free copies of my two novels, The...

November 2017

November 02, 2017

From Body to Mind to Spirit

Don't know which spiritual practice to invest in? Explore the pros and cons of several...

October 2017

October 16, 2017

A Trans-Rational Approach to Meditation

What does it mean to transcend and include and how does the pre/trans fallacy influence...

October 04, 2017

Meditation is a State not a Verb

Understanding the difference between activities and the meditative state will lead to less frustration in...

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