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don't lean forward, don't lean back 1 Dec 2009 | 06:38 am
Back in my Zen days, I'd sit down on the cushion and then move a little to the right, then left, then forward back, getting into a small rhythm that would gradually let my body find its physical cente...
the in and the out 19 Oct 2009 | 05:10 am
Back again here, and back again to a hoped-for more daily practice. This is the hardest part for me—not sure about other people. But my teacher tells me that I have reached the point— “classic” he s...
the heart of buddhism 28 Jun 2009 | 11:59 am
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something's gotta give 13 Jun 2009 | 02:33 am
You are at an impasse in your life. You realize a project you’ve worked on for a long time just is not working. You realize your relationship with someone you love has reached a crisis and it is not....
breathing for what? 29 May 2009 | 09:16 am
A couple of weeks ago, our teacher said something quite extraordinary. We are working on what he calls "natural meditation"--this is, keeping the breath in mind all day, or as much as you can (it is n...
remember this 3 May 2009 | 02:25 am
When things fall apart, when I face disappointment in my life, I notice my tendency to lose touch with my own memories. Instead of a source of comfort, they become a source of pain—when I can remember...
mousetime 6 Mar 2009 | 05:21 am
The teacher of my teacher, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, writes: "The small spot of the present moment is like that: There's a lot to tease out in here. So don't be disdainful of its potential. Learn to start o...
breathing down your neck 8 Jan 2009 | 05:48 am
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breathing down your neck 8 Jan 2009 | 04:18 am
With the new year upon us, this story in the Washington Post appears http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/06/AR20090106011... So interesting. My brother called it "one of tho...
the thing about vipassana 18 Dec 2008 | 02:39 am
So this morning, before dawn, I am sitting here and breathing (I mean, yoho, aren't we always!) ...but with attention, with the little "alarm clock" app turned on in the computer, the one that gongs s...
