Unfortunately (for the world) meditators are more interested in the social aspects of meditation. There is on one side, Social Meditation. On the other side is, Meditation itself. Doing meditation. Not practicing… Doing. Most people get into meditation because they think it’s going to help them calm down. De-stress. Relax after a hard day, or … Read more
Buddhagosa outlined a path to help people reach Deep Jhana. Few have heard of the deep Jhanas and even fewer have tried to reach them. Even fewer have actually experienced what it was he was talking about. Here is my shortened Step-by-Step path for helping you enter the deep Jhanas. First Step to Deep Jhana … Read more
[Page Updated 1 April 2025.] Some new meditators are wondering, ‘Where should the eyes look during meditation?’ Guess what? Some meditators who have been doing it for decades are wondering the same thing. It’s just not something we pay attention to – is it? Should your eyes roll into the back of your head like when … Read more
I thought I would describe here a short meditation session and how it looks like on a minute by minute basis. I hope to give people a good idea about the big picture and also the minute details of a regular meditation session. I have so many questions from people who, when they begin meditating … Read more
There is someone sending me email every now and again to ask about what exactly I did over the course of my meditation practice and path. The other week I got a question about exactly what happened when the Non-Dual State occurred. This is something I’ve never heard anyone else talk about – how it … Read more
One of the most detailed introductions on How To Meditate is a classic by Henepola Gunaratana, the monk from Sri Lanka who spent years as a Buddhist Monk and teacher. His book is Mindfulness in Plain English. The title is about mindfulness, but the book is an introduction, albeit a lengthy one, into the topic … Read more
I did a video on this meditation question, I’ll post it below. I will also write it out here to make it easily scannable so you don’t have to watch the entire video. A reader of the site referred a man to me who had a question about: Brief Overview of Meditation on the Breath … Read more