[Updated on 1 April 2025] I first wrote this on April 23, 2009. This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. I’m not Buddhist per se. I’ve never been. I might have thought I was during a time years ago – but that was ignorance about … Read more
Meditation is not difficult, but there are a hundred ways you can get off track. You maybe already know that. Most of the questions I get about meditation from beginners are about the basics. These 16 tips will put you mostly on the right track. You certainly should pay attention to them and find yourself … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal (click) which includes dozens of posts. Here is something I posted in a meditation group a while back. It’s interesting for me to read it again. I just stumbled upon this group and it seems to be a good place to share some of my experience during vipassana. … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal (click) which includes dozens of posts. I’ve done little with meditation this year (2021). I just haven’t felt it. I’ve had things to take care of and I have had to work hard to keep our head above water. I’ve considered a few times this year doing something … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. Alan Watts, one of my favorite speakers, has said that the feeling of ourselves, the feeling of the tangible self inside is nothing more than the muscular tension around the abdomen or chest area. I wanted to share with you what … Read more
Meditation is the physical and mental process of honing the brain’s ability to concentrate on (pay attention to) the object of meditation, frequently the breath, to the exclusion of other sensory input. One of the first goals of meditation is to increase this ability to concentrate fully on the breath until you can reach 6 … Read more
Questions and Answers from a reader of my books “Meditation for Beginners” series found at Amazon here. Hi Mr Vern Lovic I bought both your books and would like to know something about meditation. I still cannot find a comfortable temple or a guru/monk to guide me. I also do not find group meditation for 10 … Read more
There is a huge interest in Jhana training and coaching and the interest is growing over the years. This is largely due to ‘innovators’ trying to reach Jhana states through non-traditional methods that appeal to kids and adults in the digital age who prefer not to have to do anything, just be done to for … Read more