thinking in meditation

“Soft eyes, kind eyes”

The Buddha said that it was possible to dislodge unhelpful thoughts (those that make us suffer unnecessarily) with the use…

December 29, 2023

“Show me what you’ve got, Māra!”

Milarepa was a famous Tibetan meditation practitioner and Buddhist teacher who lived from 1052 to 1135. He said, “When you…

March 6, 2023

“This is where peace is found”

Anyone who has meditated knows that over and over again we turn the mind toward the sensations of the breathing,…

October 4, 2021

Staging a Coup Against Social Media Addiction (The Social Media Sutra, Part 5)

In a series of six posts (here are links to the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part…

May 3, 2021

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

Keeping the mind on track

If you're familiar with the way I teach meditation you'll know that for many years one of the key things…

December 14, 2020

Just turn away… (The Social Media Sutra, Part 3)

In a series of six posts I explain, using teachings from the early Buddhist scriptures, how we can free ourselves…

December 3, 2020

The art of mindfully talking to yourself

A lot of people find it easier to practice with guided meditations than when they "fly solo." And that's not…

July 7, 2020

Look at the Drawbacks (The Social Media Sutra, Part 2)

In a series of posts I explain, using teachings from the early Buddhist scriptures, how we can free ourselves from…

January 13, 2020

Pivot toward the skillful (The Social Media Sutra, Part 1)

Background In a series of six posts (here are links to the Introduction,  Part 2,  Part 3, Part 4, and…

December 5, 2019