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 ten … Read more
If you’re wondering whether you’re on the right path… if you’re wondering whether you need to move to Thailand or anywhere in the world and join a Buddhist temple to help your meditation, watch this video. I talk about whether moving somewhere else or joining a group will help your meditation practice. I talk about … Read more
Featured image above: Human Skeletons Suan Mokkh temple in Chaiya, Surat Thani province… southern Thailand. If you’ve been following this sporadic blog at all you know I’ve not really put any priority on meditation any longer. I don’t meditate. I don’t focus on the empty state of the mind when I stop doing, stop thinking. … Read more
This is something that I’ve not spoken much about at all – but, the experiences happened as a result of meditation, and I think better to tell the stories. Maybe someone else has had similar or other stories to share with me? Abhinna deals with what most of us would consider the supernatural. These are … Read more
Most people beginning meditation start by finding a group. There is a notion that exists among most people that a group is needed for a couple of reasons. 1. Beginners like the idea of having a teacher to ask questions of, or at least some meditators that have some advanced experience. 2. The social factor. … Read more
Thought today as listening to Alan Watts cassette that I am on the verge of enlightenment at any time. As I sit here experiencing the view out the dining area window One feels intuitively that if a shift occurred in the thought process then enlightenment would come and completely take over the mind and thought … Read more
This was originally posted 30 Nov 2009. [Updated 8 July 2021] My mind has slowed down quite a bit from the ADD – ADHD mess it was in the past. I notice when I speak with fast talking people. I can’t keep up nor do I try. I notice when I sit at the computer … Read more