This podcast features a lecture by Ethan and David Nichtern titled "Why Not Meditate?" It was recorded on February 20th, 2012 in New York City. This is the first of a two part podcast.
Even though most of our value exchange occurs in concepts, our world of experience still comes from and effects the experiences of our other five senses
As we come to the end of February and the end of the 28-Day Meditation Challenge I am thinking about techniques to keep the practice going and alive in our daily lives. As Sharon Salzberg writes in the final chapter Keeping the Practice Going...
Almost done (ha! "done") with Sharon's 28-day meditation challenge. "Done" doesn't mean much except as a way of marking the calendar, and I have the feeling it's not done with me.
"According to the Buddha, to develop compassion it is important to consider the human condition on every level: personal, social, and political." Sharon Salzberg
The 28-Day Meditation Challenge is coming to a close and I was really excited to get...
oh man my loves. this has not been an easy road for me this time. so many emotions. a body that just broke down and said "guess what? you're going to listen to me or i quit."
it's been great though.
because. it's been a steady stream of a...
I imagine that if he knew I was sending him lovingkindness, he would mock it. Loudly. With a distinctive heh-heh-heh. Sarcasm is a deadly defense. It keeps people at an arm's length because they won't risk handing you the dagger you'll use to stab...
I'm infatuated... and I can't think of anything else but the object of my obsession, er... I mean, affection. Even writing this post is troublesome as all I want to do is spend time with my sweetheart, to treasure the joy, pain, decorum and...
As I come to the end of the third week of the 28-day meditation challenge, I'm really getting into it. How much I've learned and forgotten! I relish this opportunity to move through practices I realize I've been exposed to and studied but perhaps...
When I was in art school I was surrounded by some extremely creative and talented individuals who possessed good vision, good intentions, and good esthetic sensibilities. However, many of us resented having to learn any kind of technique or to apply...
Tibetan monks and mystics lived in relative isolation for over a thousand years, living in a virtual laboratory for studying the mind. As a result, the insight that Tibetan Buddhism offers us into how the mind works is profound.
I spent last week on a silent meditation retreat, and what do you think I missed the most? Chocolate? Coffee? Getting enough sleep? Talking? Reading? To my surprise, I didn't miss anything much . . . except being touched....
Be, Be, Be….That’s all I can think of as I complete my third solid week of meditation. I realize more and more how important it is to keep a daily meditation practice. As I have said before, I did sway from my practice for...
I returned last night from a week-long Metta meditation retreat at Insight Meditation Society led by Sharon Salzberg, Gina Sharpe and Mark Coleman. For seven days, we simply did sitting and walking meditation in 45 minute sessions for 12...
It’s Emotions Week in the meditation challenge. For me, it couldn’t have come at a better time. I’d been listening to slow jams, power ballads, and pop anthems to love nonstop for several days in order to compile the Ultimate Valentine’s...
