I started a new meditation book a couple of weeks ago. It is coming along pretty well and I think it might be ready in a couple of weeks. This book will be different from my first, “Meditation for Beginners – A 22-Day Course” available at Amazon. That book is a bare-bones outline of what … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. I was just listening to some audio by Ajahn Nyanadhammo, once the abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat. You can hear it at the link below. He was talking about being at a cave monastery and sitting meditation in a cave one … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. Though I have not meditated much lately, very little actually, I am seeing a new development that is strange and a bit discomforting. Over the past few days – maybe 5 days ago I noticed it first – there has been … Read more
“You are not ready to accept the fact that you have to give up. A complete and total surrender. It is a state of hopelessness which says that there is no way out. Any movement in any direction, on any dimension, at any level, is taking you away from yourself.” – UG Krishnamurti This is … Read more
This was great… I was reading “The First 10 Years of Suan Mokkh” – a description of what went on as one of the most famous Buddhist temples in Thailand, and in the world, was starting out. Buddhadasa is the founder of Suan Mokkhabalarama, in Chaiya, Thailand – a southern province just north of Surat … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal with dozens of posts > Note – This is an old journal article I wrote in 1998 or so. I don’t have the date written down on the journal entry. Sitting in the blue room at home. Meditated for a half hour. The back hurts again today. One … Read more
Suffering During Meditation… Watching Discomfort One set up the garage as a meditation haven today. The bug light is in there to take care of mosquitoes. The Buddhists in the forests have mosquito nets which don’t necessitate taking their lives–but this one doesn’t have the luxury. It was done in mindfulness. One drank some hot … 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