Mindfulness (sati)
How to use body awareness to transform anger into wisdom
The Everyday Sublime
The experience of the sublime exceeds our capacity for representation. The world is excessive: every blade of grass, every ray of sun, every falling leaf is excessive. None of these things can be adequately captured in…
Like a Mirage
Distorted perceptions are like a mirage. Deceived by a mirage, a deer runs quickly toward what it perceives as water. As he runs, he sees that the water-like mirage is still far ahead of him. So…
Thinking of Quitting Thinking
Many times I hear students say, “I don’t want to think—I just want to sit.” They fear that any analytical process is too “mental” and will only lead to more of the conceptual, discursive thinking that…
Letting Go of Our Baggage
The process of cultivating mind can be compared to climbing up a mountain. On the way to the highest peak, imagine we come across all different kinds of luggage. Should we also carry these up the…
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An Interview with Chris McKenna
Q&A with a Mindful Educator
8,000 Miles to India
An encounter with S. N. Goenka
Turning the Corner
The time has come for us to evolve—or perish
Finding True Refuge
A mindfulness tool that offers support for working with difficult emotions
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