mindfulness

Twin Brain Attention: a Video

Setting the reader up for understanding the next article which will use this material to explain – yet again – why the pervasive over-reliance on reductionist materialism is such a pernicious driver of modern society

Article 69 Of Brains & Location

1. For 10-15 seconds focus only on the black dot below. Put 100% of your attention on it. (Read #2 first)
2. For the next 10-15 seconds keep that attention on the black dot but also now include awareness of the space around, both inner mental awareness and outer physical space.

Trikaya Ruminations #2 The Three Levels of Spiritual Development

The Buddhist teachings involve three main Yanas, or vehicles, which correspond with the three main stages of spiritual development (true in all genuine traditions) namely:
a) working with confusion to tame and pacify it
b) working out of confusion into realization
c) working with realization to stabilize and complete it

Alan Watts on Haiku

irreverent pirate
plundering foreign fields for wisdom
forever blowing bubbles

Haiku #3 Hunting

Hunting for new property The gentle art of gauging pros and cons… Who is capturing whom?

Instant Meditation Method

4-Step Instant Meditation Technique Years ago – when teaching a large number of children meditation during a one-week residential program – I developed a stripped-down way of explaining it. To my surprise, it has stood the test of time and I find it often far more effective a way of teaching basic sitting practice thanContinue reading “Instant Meditation Method”