Where Should the Tongue Be During Meditation? (seriously!)
Some new meditators must be wondering, ‘Where should the tongue be during meditation?’ Should it just stick to the top of your mouth? Move with the breath? Or sit still somewhere? As…
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Words are not the Thing…
Reading J. Krishnamurti today and a lot lately. Why? His focus is on not focusing on a system or particular means to find the truth for one’s self. He doesn’t say to…
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Journal Entry 2004 – The Ego is a Monstrous Thing
I found this in a folder of old files I’d left up on Google Drive. I’m glad I kept so much of my journal entries. This one is a doozy. This was…
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Running Meditation – How Deep Should You Go?
I started out with running long before meditation. Actually, I have been incredibly physically active over my lifetime (and not always mentally active!). I started with soccer, then running races, bicycle races,…
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Meditation at Night vs Morning – Which Is Better?
It depends on you! That’s the short answer. I’ve meditated both at night and in the morning and at all times in-between. Sometimes I preferred one time of day, and other times…
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The World is in a Bind | Pain
There is currently nothing that offers total relief from the pain of the world. I mean, there are promises of it… every religion promises it, if you work hard enough and do…
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Staring Into Mirrors Meditation
What Is Mirror Meditation? Sitting in front of a mirror where you can look at your entire body, or even just your face as you meditate is ‘mirror meditation’. There are some…
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Letter to Dr. Josipovic – Re: MRI and Meditation
I had this idea today that I would get a brain MRI done here in Thailand. I’d just pay for it and not tell them what I was going to do, but…
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Watching “Suffering” During Meditation
Suffering During Meditation… and Watching Discomfort as the object of the session. One set up the garage as a meditation haven today. The bug light is in there to take care of…
