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Read more >I’ve just returned from a week of silence. I attended a weeklong meditation retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, which is nestled in the vast…
Read more >In the busy swirl of life, it can be very hard to achieve what is known as equanimity. Steadiness of mind isn’t easy when all…
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Read more >I don’t know where this core meets God or the divine or the big humming nothingness, but I believe it meets it somewhere.
Read more >The prospect of relief is what drives me to the meditation cushion over and over, more than any other motivation. I’m not looking for God; I’m not trying to be a better person. I’d welcome both of those side effects—but really, I’d just like to stop whirring.
Read more >I grew up in a family where spirituality was considered to be the highest and best pursuit on earth and the province of heavyweights.
Read more >You should ask your mind to sit still, much like you would ask a puppy to sit—with calmness, firmness, and gentleness. You don’t scold the puppy for being restless and getting up off her haunches a second after she has sat down.
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