Microscope. Telescope. Oscilloscope. Shenzhen Young (http://www.shinzen.org/) uses these scientific investigation tools as metaphors to explain how we use our minds in a mindfulness meditation session. Microscope: We use our minds...
What my mind gets from practicing meditation regularly: Variety, intensity & contrast.... Solution, resolution & revelation.... Closure, focus & stillness….
Working With Opposites – Despair/Hope -- A Short Meditation “Sit or lie in a comfortable position. Either close your eyes or lower your eyelids so that your eyes only have...
12 Years a Yogi: During the first week of February 2004, I officially started practicing a form of Hatha Yoga, known as “Bikram Yoga.” During my 12 years of practice,...
“The topic of the retreat, and its goal, is the turiya state – the elusive fourth level of human consciousness. During the typical human experience, say the Yogis, most of...
Once upon a time people were always worrying about what was going to happen tomorrow, and were always being weighed down by the decisions they had made and the actions...
Once upon a time, we approached all our problems as if they had "solutions" we could come up with all by ourselves. We had great confidence in our ability to...
Indeed, there is “power” in “now.” At some point during a meditation session, I get to experience directly, “The Power in Now.” When I’m in The Present Moment, I’m aware...
