Ang Kek, from Malaysia, left a couple of comments on this site tonight and one of them struck me as profoundly important. What Is Dharma? Dharma is defined here as: 1. cosmic order or law, including the natural and moral principles that apply to all beings and things. A Dharma talk (dhamma talk) is a public … 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. Interesting 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. Quick history… I … 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 15 tips will put you mostly on the right track. You certainly should pay attention to them and find yourself … Read more
This is a transcript of a video by Bhante G. I did my best. I have another page about What Is Jhana. What Is Jhana? Transcript of Henepola Gunaratana Note – please keep in mind, the following is an attempt at transcribing his exact words. It was difficult, and he doesn’t’ so much explain what … Read more
I wrote this on April 23, 2009. This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. [Updated on 14 July 2023] 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 what … Read more
Some information about Buddha – what he did, who he was. Plus my own experiences. [Some free-thinking on the Buddha, meditation, vipassana, Buddhism, all ‘isms’, and my own personal experiences.] I’m thinking today as I usually think… any person here is just a person. Nobody is better than anyone else for any reason, real or … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. Meditation Journal Entry from 1999 Journal Date: Sometime in 1999 one just finished meditating for a half hour. A fairly blank peace came over the self rather quickly (immediately). The back didn’t hurt. The mind didn’t wander far. … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal (click) which includes dozens of posts. Journal Date: 1995 to 2008. I was just thinking that it would be good for me to put down in writing some sort of timeline for the way things have happened for me since starting meditation. Often times people read this journal … Read more