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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...
“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...
Written by Jen Liu
“During his lectures, meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was sometimes known to answer students' questions by saying, "Your guess is as good as mine."...
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...
“While it’s highly beneficial to incorporate the principles of meditation into other aspects of our lives by doing “post-meditation” activities mindfully, having a formal...
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