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"Grasping" vs Integrating Ideas

There's a hugely underestimated gap between knowing something intellectually, vs so thoroughly integrating this knowledge into the core...

Meditation instructions sound simple & straight-forward. Let go of all the thoughts, conversations, concerns, regrets, fantasies & plans...

“Mindfulness practice does not involve trying to change who we are; instead it is a practice of seeing clearly who we are, of seeing what...

“There were many really hard times, yet looking back on the experience, it is clear to me that something precious was forged in the fires...

Deep engagement with life, via any one of the world's wisdom traditions, promises not merely a bit of relief & comfort (palliation), but...

“… monastic life was easy for (Gil Fronsdal), but marriage and a family pushed, stretched, challenged, and inspired him in ways that were...

Many (most?) people come to mindfulness (MBSR) because they find life unpleasantly stressful and understandibly want to be more...

Below is part of the introduction to an interesting book about one man's early experience in a Zen monastery. Mindfulness-based Stress...