Archive for March 2024
5- The Hindrances and Problems
THE FIVE HINDRANCES We can trace almost every problem in meditation to one or more of five innate and universal psychological predispositions, known as the Five Hindrances: Worldly Desire, Aversion, Laziness and Lethargy, Agitation Due to Worry and Remorse, and Doubt. They’re called hindrances because they hinder efforts at meditating and create all kinds of…
Read MoreSpirituality Is An Inherent Part Of Our Human Nature
There is an inherent part of our human nature that feels a strong sense of wanting to belong to something that is bigger than life typically reveals to us. Also, it is hard wired into our DNA to always be mindful of our survival and the ever continued-ness of our species… so, being concerned with…
Read More6- Interrupted Attention and Overcoming Mind-Wandering
Stage Two: Interrupted Attention and Overcoming Mind-Wandering You will learn to work smart, not hard, using finesse, patience, and positive reinforcement rather than willpower. Keeping your attention on the breath may seem like a simple task, but you’ll quickly discover how challenging it can be. Most novice meditators are surprised by how unruly the mind…
Read MoreBeyond the Breath
Take meditation Beyond the Breath to a place where all your troubles and concerns can’t follow you and even if they do they dissolve the boundless spaciousness of your True Nature… the “I am” of Advaita Vedanta or Rigpa of Tibetan Dzogchen and become so insignificant… Like helium escaping from a balloon which can’t get…
Read More7- How Mindfulness Works
THE PRACTICE of mindfulness leads to both psychological healing and profound spiritual insights. To understand how, we first need to look at the role of the mind in the formation of personality. The person you are today was shaped by your past. Imprints of past experiences exert a powerful but unconscious influence on your thoughts,…
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