what if I don’t feel compassion?
When you don’t feel compassion as you scroll through the daily newsfeed horror show- just be aware of not feeling particularly compassionate. …
why meditation is important
When I started out, I had no idea exactly why meditation was important. Now meditation is truly life changing. When I first…
when is the best time to meditate?
… when the mind complains it does NOT want to meditate, says the Buddhist monk U Tejaniya I’m going to assume that…
on having no goals
As you set out on your meditation journey- avoid aggressive self-improvement. There isn’t anything to improve; the present moment is just fine…
do you have to meditate every day?
Do you have to meditate every day? The question really should be can I be happily present with things just as…
lucid dreaming and meditation
Just as in a moment of lucid dreaming we realize Wow, I’m dreaming, we can similarly realize while meditating Wow, I’m thinking….
it’s just nature, my dear
The Burmese meditation teacher Sayadaw U Tejaniya on how a meditator can practice mindfulness during the pandemic. His response was “practice…
just as you are
You can’t push the river, the Zen masters of old would say. And wow, how I have tried—reading, studying the Dharma, going…
letting go of wanting happiness
Folks who meditate in order to feel better often find the opposite. Eventfully they see that it’s the letting go of the…
