Category Archives: About meditation

A second gestation

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

A year ago, I left Spirit Fire for a personal meditation retreat and sabbatical. Isolation, emptying my mind, and understanding more of my heart called with such power that I was packed and gone within three days. It was completely … Continue reading →

Posted in About meditation, Mahayana | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Density and Intensity

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

The advanced practitioners of The Practice of Living Awareness began its third level a month or so ago. It is an essentialized form of Generation Stage Deity Yoga. One member shared an experience common to all meditators, and one familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in About meditation, Vajrayana | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Training the elephant of the mind

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

In classical meditation training, the mind is symbolized by two animals: an elephant and a monkey. The elephant represents the qualities of inertia, stubbornness, repetitious mental and emotional patterns, and overall our ignorance about our own mind and its sublime, … Continue reading →

Posted in About meditation | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments