Who is your enemy? Mind is your enemy. No one can harm you more than a mind untrained. Who is your friend? Mind is…
There are a few basic principles for learning how to release the contractions and stuck places we encounter in meditation. One of the most…
Inner development is needed to address some of our species biggest issues like warfare, racism, and addiction. To do this we must practice Right Effort…
Meditation comes alive through a growing capacity to release our habitual entanglement in the stories and plans, conflicts and worries that make up the small…
Throughout 2017, Jack spoke about the ten paramis, or perfections of a buddha: generosity, morality, renunciation, wisdom, right effort, patience, truthfulness, resolve, equanimity, and loving-kindness.…
In a healthy response to pain and fear, we establish awareness before it becomes anger. We can train ourselves to notice the gap between the…
Another means for working with difficulties is called Enacting It Mindfully. Let’s face it, we act out most of our desires anyway. In this way,…
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…
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.…
“Who are we, really?” the Zen koans demand, “Who is dragging this body around?” or “What was your original face before your parents were born?”…
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…
