To get somewhere you can buy a car, and drive there. You have to buy a whole car – just the wheels, or just the engine is no good.
In the same way most meditation lineages (not to mention religions) ask you to buy their philosophy so that you can practice in the ‘right’ way. Then, [...]
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Hitchhikers guide to Buddhism
Posted in All Posts, meditation on 3 March, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Beset by Thoughts
Posted in All Posts, meditation on 24 January, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for a Leader:
In the Hindu tradition you have a Guru somewhere in the world who is perfectly suited to teach you. In Buddhism, we have no guru system, dating from the time of the Buddha’s death when he refused to appoint a leader of the Sangha, advising instead that the Dhamma should be the [...]
Life or Meditation
Posted in All Posts, meditation on 21 May, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Summary: What to expect from meditation, and how it influences daily life.
Peace and Happiness : in Life or Meditation?
Recently we hosted a Dhamma Talk by Steve and Rosemary Weissman at Baan Aree. We had chance to chat to and interview them both before hand, and some of this conversation will appear in blogs over the [...]
‘There is body’
Posted in All Posts, meditation on 21 April, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[Summary: meditators are taught to watch the breathing - this comes from the teaching on 'mindfulness of body' which covers more than just breathing. A look at the variations on this method]
It is a common image these days of meditators walking slowly back and forth. We call it ‘mindfulness of body’, a practice continually used [...]
The Biscuit Tin
Posted in All Posts, meditation, tagged rites and rituals on 13 December, 2007 | 1 Comment »
[Summary: Short look at the role of practise in obtaining the 'Unconditioned'. Refers to a point raised on one of U Vamsa's 'New Age Myths' talk. Sutta quote on the topic]
You’ll never get to heaven in a biscuit tin ….
‘cos a biscuit tin’s got biscuits in …
Last month Venerable U Vamsa gave a talk on [...]
Meditate Deeply as a Monk
Posted in All Posts, meditation on 25 August, 2007 | 2 Comments »
… what if I told you that you could meditate as deeply as a Zen monk, literally at the touch of a button, and do it the very first time, and every time and also make all those happy brain chemicals the first time and every time?
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