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.
Healing the mind’s wounds
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How do we heal wounds in the mind? Author and performer Vimalasara offers advice, and a poem.
Every time we have a thought tinged with ill will, jealousy, anger, hatred or revenge, we are self-harming, and we are causing a wound to the mind. Whether the thought be about ourselves or another being, or an inanimate object, we are injuring the mind.
Lama Rangdrol, at a talk in the Bay Area, spoke about how we don’t … Click to read more »
Waking up into the moment
The goal of Buddhist practice is “bodhi” or “Awakening.” Waking up fully to reality may yet be far off, but Vimalasara reflects on how in our day-to-day lives the times just before and after sleep can be valuable opportunities for practice.
The first thought when I woke up was, “I want my mind back.” After years of working hard to meet deadlines as a journalist and partying all night with my friends it felt like my … Click to read more »
Learning hatred
Is hatred an inextricable part of being human? Can we ever be truly free of hate? Buddhist author Vimalasara believes that hatred is not innate but learned, and explores how this toxic emotion enters the human heart. Vimalasara will be teaching an online course based on her book, Detox Your Heart, starting March 3, 2008.
Hatred is not innate. It is learned. We are not born with hatred in our hearts, but we … Click to read more »
Getting to know our feelings
Buddhist author Vimalasara discusses how we respond to unwanted feelings. Vimalasara will be teaching an online course based on her book, Detox Your Heart, starting November, 2007.
When we are angry a whole host of vulnerable feelings percolates into our hearts. These are so physically uncomfortable they feel as though they are choking us, and all we want to do is move away from them rather than sit with them until we … Click to read more »