Category Archives: Meditations

On the day called Thanksgiving by the colonialists and The Day of Mourning by the Native Peoples, we did a meditation that acknowledged both. For Saturday’s meditation, we returned to the similes to contemplate using change as beneficial.  

In this cycle of meditations, we are freshly looking at two things: our reality and shamatha, tranquil attentive abiding. One discovery is the relationship between the two. The first part of the podcast explains. Then, meditation.

Meditation, like playing an instrument, keeps the mind supple and alert. Freshly engaging each moment means that habits of consciousness which so easily distract or derail one’s mind and awareness are disallowed to do so. Yet, this is not accomplished … Continue reading →

We frequently pause and refresh. Using that which has been cultivated, we newly engage a technique and/or subject that has been explored before. Each time, each of us has opportunity to newly discover and build confidence in ongoing awakening – … Continue reading →