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.
“A Commuter’s Guide to Enlightenment,” by Dr. Stewart Bitkoff
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Collectively we’re spending longer and longer commuting: The average American takes around 30 minutes to get to work, and in large cities the drive can take much longer. In rural areas commuting can also eat up the miles and hours: I know two Buddhists in New England who each drive 1000 miles (1600km) per week.
Even without those extremes, commuting makes for a lot of time spent in cars, trains, buses, and … Click to read more »
A commute to inner peace
BBC News: It’s hard to find a way out of the trudge of the daily commute, but some are finding meditation can help. And, don’t worry, the lotus position is not a must.
By Trushar Barot, BBC News
It’s hard to find a way out of the trudge of the daily commute, but some are finding meditation can help. And, don’t worry, the lotus position is not a must.
Crowded, noisy, smelly, boring. Those in the rat race put up with … Click to read more »
Meditation, too, is a good drive (Hindu)
We are on the road, driving with the mind wandering to our office, home or elsewhere, but rarely do we drive in complete awareness. Read more
Take a breather on the tube (Guardian, UK)
The Guardian, Saturday July 10 2004
When I put my ticket into the barrier at the station what I am sometimes reminded of is one of the most famous collections of Zen koans - the “gateless gate” of Wu-men Huik’ai, the 13th-century Chinese meditation master. We feel that there is a gate that “separates” us from enlightenment, but once we pass through it - should we be lucky enough - we turn around and realise that the gate was never … Click to read more »