A good hearted individual asked, “Does Zen Buddhism have a reading similar to the Tibetan belief of a Bardo after death (like an...

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This morning's video - https://youtu.be/gTOEtZvk-XI and this morning's practice - https://youtube.com/live/kwRNMrUBWlY?feature=share Let...

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Oh how proponents of establishment-oriented spirituality sing the benefits of rugged individualism. But is that what the Buddha taught?...

The Force according to Darth Sidious is NOT the same Force as that experienced (by my hero) Qui Gon Jinn. It is from Lao Tzu’s...

How are we to know if our practice of meditation is detrimental, inconsequential, or beneficial? As William Camden wrote (in 1605) “The...

In 1986’s “The Golden Child,” with a throw-away line, a supporting character lamented the death of justice; as has every survivor of...

Meditation is not contemplation which (in turn) is not self-hypnosis. There are some who are utterly convinced that they can believe...

Although I love meditation it is NOT a panacea. If you feel your life is being turned upside down by the symptoms of depression make your...

If you possess the economic freedom to engage in a thirty day, self-guided meditation retreat; I recommend three books: . . . FIRST –...

As a man with MANY disabilities (and who really is a dainty doily of a fellow) . . . my mid-meditation drowsiness seems MOST effected by...

Our central nervous system has evolved in such a manner that we take enormous pleasure in the things most necessary for our survival. . ....

When first exposed to the seven enlightenment factors I was shocked . . . that energy, joy, and tranquility were prerequisites to...

What if the goal of the Buddha’s meditations was not to still the mind, select an emotion, or indulge any of our controlling tendencies?...

Sometimes it can be difficult to know, whether it is a particular contemplative system that is filling us with joy, or just the thrill of...

Let us wrest zazen from the grasp of the elitist and the superstitious. Our warm up is the Heart Sutra and our cool down is the...

If we are honest with ourselves, there are some problems which capture our imagination and the part of our brain that delights in...