Right Effort Feels Effortless
“Effortlessness means attention is placed on the object and stays there because there’s nothing trying to draw it away. Then, and only...
Relaxing into Being
“Many of us have unknowingly dropped into awake awareness while walking in nature, being creative, making love, or playing sports; some...
An Undivided Mind & Life
When we started to meditate, we noticed that our mind is often surprisingly (read disappointingly) feral - far from the slick, efficient...
Meditation is Already Happening
“… meditation is actually something that’s already happening within us. There’s a natural state of stillness and quiet that’s already a...
Not Alone
"Now we lived in the midst of the great passage from life to death. Yet each day passed, as ordinary as the previous one. I sensed how...
ONE Human Family
Within our one human family are some very disturbed, immature people doing barbarous things to their own flesh and blood. But the idea of...
Releasing the Ego's Grasp
As we practice mindfulness - formally, as well as during regular activities - we repeatedly observe the arising of obstacles that can...
Fearing the Dark ... & the Light
"Some people are set at rest by very little; others find their satisfaction in religion; some require more. It is not just peace of mind...
Direction of Attention
"Wherever you are, just try being the host. You will always be at home." Linji Yixuan Peace & happiness come...
