


My First Month Long Silent Meditation Retreat
In 1988, in an effort to explore the Buddhist path, I decided to do a month long silent meditation retreat in the forests of Vermont. It was a stretch. Outside of a few weekends of meditation I had never tried to practice for so long. I walked up the road to the...
Amazing Meditation Experiences: What Do They Mean?
If you have been meditating for some time, sooner or later you may find that you have some amazing meditation experiences – which is a time of rejoicing, and a time for concern. Meditative absorption, as coveted as it may be, is not the point of the path, for...
Know the Three Shadows of the Mindfulness Revolution
The Three Shadows of the Mindfulness Revolution The benefits of mindfulness are legion. However, I do believe there is a dark side of the mindfulness revolution, because wherever you find light, you find the near enemies. I see three shadows of the Mindfulness...
Shamatha Meditation Instruction
In this audio program, I offer meditation instruction on Shamatha, or calm abiding meditation. This is a fundamental form of mindfulness meditation. This is excerpted from my audio learning course (available through Soundstrue.com) Dream Yoga: The Tibetan Path of...
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