Renunciation & Meditation
“All of us … have sizeable egos. The ‘me’ and ‘mine’ syndrome and ‘if you please, I’ll keep it and you stay out’ attitudes create all the...
Weakest Link?
There's a saying that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In some ways this applies not only to mechanical devices, but to...
"It Don't Come Easy"
We're drawn to meditation from a deep desire to improve the quality of our lives. We learn the practice, but unfortunately, most of us...
Consistent Meditation Practice
No matter how enthusiastic we are while taking an 8-week MBSR course, or while on a silent meditation retreat, we often fail to firmly...
Difficulties - Objects of Meditation
When life suddenly kicks us in the gut, we automatically react with surprise, aversion, anger, indignation - "Why me?" "Why now?" "What...
Letting go of Views
We live in a vocally-, sometimes violently-opinionated, highly polarized age, where unexamined identification with groups: political,...
Resilience & Preferences
Resilience - the ability to cope with change - is not just desirable, but a necessity in our constantly changing environment. The more...
Stages of Insight Meditation
Many start practicing meditation in order to feel less stressed, more calm, to gain more control over their life, and thus feel a bit...
Meditation Retreats are Powerful
If we go on retreat with the genuine intention to see life more clearly, and relate more honestly & open-heartedly with ourselves and...
Meditation Retreat
"The principle of retreat speaks directly to the power of environment - step into Times Square or the Strip in Vegas, archetypes of an...
