Wildmind's meditation blog
Wildmind's blogs are where you'll find book reviews, commentary, podcasts, and articles that don't fit neatly into the more structured guides to meditation that you'll find on the main part of the site. Articles are arranged below by date, and you can also browse by author and category using the links on the left.
Meditation zeitgeist, Aug 25, 2008
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A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
True wealth…
Although the Buddha encouraged his householder disciples to create wealth, he also repeatedly pointed out the relative worth of outer and inner riches. This short teaching outlines seven sources of inner abundance.
Then Ugga, the king’s chief minister, approached the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down, sat to one side. As he was sitting there, he said to the Blessed One: “It’s amazing, lord, & awesome, how prosperous Migara Rohaneyya is, how … Click to read more »
Meditation zeitgeist, Aug 21, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Jules Petit-Senn: “It’s not what we have that constitutes our abundance, but what we appreciate.”
The words “abundance” and “spirituality” may not seem to go hand in hand but, Bodhipaksa argues, mindfulness, properly seen, is inherently enriching.
Once, on retreat, I was in a discussion group in which we were discussing the metaphors that encapsulated how we saw our spiritual practice. We all had very different ways of seeing what we were trying to do with our lives.
One person thought in terms of becoming a kinder person, … Click to read more »
Meditation zeitgeist, August 19, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Meditation zeitgeist, August 15, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Meditation zeitgeist, August 11, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Meditation zeitgeist, Aug 7, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Meditation zeitgeist, Aug 3, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Meditation zeitgeist, 28 July, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Anaïs Nin: “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom”
I sometimes think that my life has proceeded by way of a series of breakdowns and reconstructions. Such episodes haven’t exactly been frequent in my life, but they have represented important turning points. There have been three times I can recall where I’ve hit emotional bottom, learned something important about myself, and found a release that led to significant growth taking place.
One time I struggled with self-hatred and discovered that there was something … Click to read more »
Meditation zeitgeist, July 22, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Meditation zeitgeist, July 5, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Meditation zeitgeist, July 1, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Meditation zeitgeist, June 25, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh: “If one is estranged from oneself, then one is estranged from others too. If one is out of touch with oneself, then one cannot touch others…”
Lindbergh’s comment reminds me that being fully aware of others involves awareness of oneself. There’s nothing particularly mystical about this — it’s just a question of psychology and neurophysiology.
On a psychological level, next time you’re interacting with someone, pay attention to what’s happening on a gut level. You’ll notice that there are sensations in the body, mostly focused on the abdomen, that arise in response to the other person. In … Click to read more »
Meditation zeitgeist, June 22, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
Meditation zeitgeist, June 20, 2008
- A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.
- Meditation and neuroplasticity
- The Contemplative Heart
- Further Meditations on Meditation
- Does God Approve of Meditative Prayer?
- Get back on track
“A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki” (DVD)
Avant-garde musician John Cage; Catholic mystic Thomas Merton; Beat writers Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac; psychotherapists Carl Jung and Erich Fromm; Zen teachers Robert Aitken and Philip Kapleau, philosophers Karl Jaspers and Martin Heidegger: 20th century giants all, and all have one thing in common — they were deeply influenced by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, a gentle scholar-practitioner from Japan.
This litany of names is merely suggestive of the massive impact that … Click to read more »
Meditation zeitgeist, June 16, 2008
A not-entirely-random selection of blog posts on meditation.