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Written by Jen Liu
“The moment we realize we are distracted is a win, not a fail. It's like doing a mental push-up in that the movement is twofold: we have to lower ourselves in order...
Written by Jen Liu
“There is a secret virtue to boredom: it's also a gateway … to stillness, to curiosity, to the subtle murmurings of intuitive wisdom that can only be heard...
Written by Jen Liu
“Shamatha is both a complete practice in itself, and it is the foundation for an entire spectrum of meditation techniques held within the Buddhist tradition. By...
Written by Jen Liu
“Like a metronome that resides in each of us, our breath plays the rhythm of our sacred life force from birth to death, working to support us even when we're not...
Written by Jen Liu
“Imagine a simple rainbow-maker hung in a window: when a ray of sun hits the prism, the bright clear light explodes into a brilliant display of every color in the...
“In the context of a meditation practice, our ground might be our restless, untrained mind, jumping from thought to thought and worry to worry like a wild animal. But it's not a bad ground to...
Written by Jen Liu
“If we trust that the innate intelligence of this practice is always moving us in the direction of liberation, then any lost item, person, expectation, or hope can...
Written by Jen Liu
“Progress often resembles a zigzag or spiral more than a straight line. When we develop resilience, our discipline becomes able to bend and not break with those...
Written by Jen Liu
“Interestingly enough, we'll often find that when the mind strays, the quality of our gaze suffers too. … Our visual field loses a sense of intentionality and...
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