Proceeding with the practice in daily life series on my Heart Wisdom podcast, this episode I explore right concentration and mindful breathing. Concentration brings tranquility.…
Who is your enemy? Mind is your enemy. No one can harm you more than a mind untrained. Who is your friend? Mind is…
In this dharma talk, we examine the seeds of lovingkindness and awareness that we plant through mindfulness and meditation practice. There is something in us…
Conscious conduct or virtue, means acting harmoniously and with care toward the life around us. For spiritual practice to develop, it is absolutely essential that…
Once concentrated, the mind can be directed in specific ways. This function is called “malleability of mind” in Buddhist psychology. It means that we can…
(Read Part One: Vast Silence and Illumination) Buddhist psychology offers a systematic training to open the mystical perspective by explaining how to develop states of…
Jhana states are two sets of stable states of absorption concentration and insight concentration outlined in Buddhist psychology. These states are so central to the…
First, sit quietly for a few minutes. Now reflect on the times in your life when you are most absorbed, concentrated and fully present. They…
“It is through the cultivation of inner concentration that luminous purity of mind arises. It is through luminous purity that access to expanded states arise.…
Let us consider the unbounded sky or mirror-like nature of consciousness. We need to be practical. Our first task is to learn to distinguish the…
To work with a sacred image, choose someone who inspires you, St. Francis or Kwan Yin the goddess of infinite mercy, Jesus or Mary, Buddha…
“With the mind, observe the mind.” – Buddha This first simple practice gives an immediate experience of mindfulness of thought. Sit comfortably and quietly. After…
