insight meditation

You are the universe become conscious of itself

My favorite meditation practice from the Buddhist tradition is also one of the least well-known. It's a reflection on the…

July 6, 2018

What is insight practice?

What is insight practice? Before answering that question, let’s back up a little and ask, “What is the Buddha’s teaching,…

December 1, 2015

Guided meditation: The six element practice

Here is a recording of meditation Hangout on Google+ where Bodhipaksa leads a session of the Six Element Practice, which…

August 29, 2013

Upekkha as an insight practice (Day 85)

One of the things I love is that when you spend some time hanging out with a practice, you often…

July 6, 2013

Vocabulary refresher course in the language of mindfulness meditation

Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times: The vocabulary of meditation can be a barrier for people who feel that they're entering…

March 30, 2013

Meditation teacher’s practice thrives in Mountain View, California

Daniel DeBolt: Meditation teacher Shaila Catherine once added it all up. It turned out that she's spent more than eight…

September 11, 2012

As more people meditate, more realize its benefits

Karen Garloch, Charlotte Observer: If the word meditation conjures images of a Buddhist guru sitting cross-legged in a Himalayan cave,…

August 28, 2012

Vipassana meditation helps addicts stay clean

Vipassana—a form of meditation in which practitioners train themselves to observe bodily sensations without reacting to them—has a growing reputation…

March 30, 2012

Meditation rescued me from misanthropy

The atheist is an embattled soul. If we think of those proud to proselytise their atheism today - Christopher Hitchens,…

July 6, 2010

That misery called meditation

Robert Wright, the New York Times online columnist and author of The Evolution of God, is pretty much what you'd…

June 27, 2010