Two Ways of Being
We have (at least) 2 qualitatively different levels of consciousness, ways of perceiving & being in the world: • the usual default,...
"Start Again, Start Again ..."
Even experienced meditators can forget that “in each moment we are always ‘getting started.’ If we can bring awareness and wisdom to each...
Focus on the BIG Picture
Saints & mystics of all traditions, throughout the ages, all conclude that when we are able to appreciate life as it truly is, we become...
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...
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...
Equanimity
Most people don't know what 'equanimity' means. When they find out, they may consider it unachievable, and not necessarily desirable....
Whose Thinking, Speech & Actions?
How many times are we surprised & wonder: 'How could I possibly think that?'; 'What got into me to say that?'; or 'I cannot believe I...
From Riddle to Roadmap
There are so MANY wise advices! They sound tantalizingly true: "Just this"; "Only have no preferences"; "All shall be well"; "Let go of...
If Only? Really?
Do I feel a pervasive sense of insufficiency, inadequacy, dissatisfaction, a constant hunger for more, for better? Is a hidden formula:...
Meaninglessness & Desperation
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Henry David Thoreau As people enter their late 60s and early 70s, I often see how...
