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Turn Toward Your Pain (The Social Media Sutra, Part 4)

In a series of six posts (here’s a link to the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part…

February 3, 2021

The seven top frustrations for beginning meditators (and how to overcome them)

Recently I was asked to contribute a couple of paragraphs on top frustrations for beginning meditators (and how to overcome…

December 10, 2018

When your meditation practice doesn’t seem to be going anywhere…

I often hear from people who are worried because their meditation practice doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I think…

September 19, 2013

Aversion: the far enemy of joyful appreciation (Day 59)

I'm sure you can think of days when you've been driven crazy by someone else's good mood. They're happy, and…

June 10, 2013

Sitting without a sitter: the practice of “Just Sitting”

When I was on my first ever meditation retreat -- two weeks of intensive meditation in the Scottish Highlands --…

October 21, 2011

A little calmness can go a long way

I just read a news story about an 18-year-old woman whose car went out of control and hit a dump…

September 6, 2011

The four foundations of mindfulness as a dynamic process

The other day I was preparing for the fifth session of a six-week Introduction to Meditation and Buddhism class I’m…

May 29, 2011

Brains of Buddhist monks scanned in meditation study

Matt Danzico: In a laboratory tucked away off a noisy New York City street, a soft-spoken neuroscientist has been placing…

April 24, 2011

Learning to live in the moment

A few boys twitch and are reluctant to close their eyes. It's not easy to get those aged 10 to…

March 16, 2011

With no effort or practice whatsoever, Enlightenment is here

In all sects of Buddhism, meditation is a prevalent practice,  but Buddhist teachers from different sects use different language to teach meditation.…

March 12, 2011