An online friend of mine whom I’ve never met came up with this word to describe a state of mind during my meditation that I was trying desperately to describe to her. It came to her in a split second and yet she insists she’s never used the word before to describe anything. Seemlessness works … Read more
I think there must be many people that are looking for a quiet place to meditate in Thailand – but they have no interest in attending a 10 day silent retreat, or any other guided retreat. These are most likely to be advanced meditators from various schools of meditation who are at a loss where … Read more
I have been in book writing mode for the last little while. Three years? I love the idea of Amazon and being able to publish instantly in ebook format without having to worry about actually printing a book on paper, editors, and the rest of it. I wrote a book about two years ago, “Meditation … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal with dozens of posts > This was one of the most odd things that happened to me during my period of meditation. I was meditating and I opened my eyes because I felt that something was there in front of me. I looked at the plain blue rug. … Read more
Meditation came pretty easily to me. I mean, comparing myself to others. Comparing myself to monks I know in Thailand that have practiced for a dozen, or dozens of years… meditation, Jhana, it all came so easily in comparison. In less than a year I was experiencing all Jhana levels. Did I do anything special? … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. You know the saying, there is a white elephant in the room? Well, there is one in my head. It’s always there, it’s quite plain that it is there. It has gone nowhere for years, it’s just right there. It doesn’t … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. This occurred on Dec 2, 2011 at the top of a small mountain on the temple grounds of Wat Tham Seua in Krabi, Thailand. To clarify, the sense of vision appears to be an illusion. Sitting on the top of the … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. I’ve been feeling this for weeks now, it’s pretty impossible to describe, but I’ll give it a try. There’s nothing going on in my head most times. When I try to write a fiction book, think about something in the future, … Read more