Readiness to "Get It"
A few days ago, I wrote about the importance of stillness during meditation practice. A wonderful summary: “until there is no movement to...
Importance of Stillness
A few people, despite comfortable padded chairs & clear instructions to remain still during sitting meditation, keep adjusting their...
Our "Uncommon" Understanding
Our common understanding results from a combination of 1) an ancient part of our brain. We experience its autopilot-like activity &...
Two Levels of Consciousness
We seem to operate at 2 very different but complimentary levels of consciousness: 1) The common, default, symbolic egoic level...
Rational Thought - AND - Awareness
Rational thought & language (discursive rationality, personal-verbal processing) are essential for science & technology, which in turn...
Over Thinking?
The untrained mind doggedly, compulsively returns to a few favourite themes. The up (adaptive) side: these "stories of me" serve to...
Energies to Ride!
All sorts of different people, situations, even our own thoughts "push our buttons" many times each day. As a result, varying amounts of...
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...
Healthy Disenchantment
How do we feel, the more often we repeat anything that was once our absolute favourite activity? Let down, disappointed, frustrated - we...
