Developing a Healing Attention
Sit comfortably and quietly. Let your body rest easily. Breathe gently. Let go of your thoughts, past and future, memories and plans. Just be present....
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Open to Vastness
You’ve had many tastes of the ever-present mystery of life when you’ve fallen in love or been present at the birth of a child, or...
Concentration of Mind
Out of a foundation of conscious conduct, the first steps of the mindful way, grows the second aspect of the path, which is called the...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 12 – The One Who Knows
Behind all the drama of our lives, there is something unchanging and ever-present, for everyone to discover. Our methods and practices point us in the...
A Sitting Meditation
To begin meditation, select a quiet time and place. Be seated on a cushion or chair, taking an erect yet relaxed posture. Let yourself sit...
Meditation: Becoming Simple and Transparent
As you reflect on your spiritual life you can ask yourself: What do you know in your heart about the truth of life? Do you...
The Fix interviews Jack
An Interview with Jack featured in TheFix.com. Have you worked with people struggling with substance and behavioral addictions? Over the years, many people struggling with...
Freedom Here and Now
The radiant abodes express the fruit of mental development. When they are in balance, loving-kindness, compassion, and joy rest in an unshakable equanimity. This peace...
A Meditation on Lovingkindness
This meditation uses words, images, and feelings to evoke a lovingkindness and friendliness toward oneself and others. With each recitation of the phrases, we are...
Skillful Service is Born of a Quiet Heart
Wise intention and skillful service need to be nourished by periods of quiet and prayer. Every great tradition includes some from of the Sabbath. In...
Immediacy
Spiritual Awakening is found in the here and now. In the Zen tradition they say, “After the ecstasy, the laundry.” Spiritual maturity manifests itself in...
Spiritual Life Takes Courage
Equanimity is not indifference, and compassion is not pity. True spirituality requires us to be fully present for life. For us to begin to look...