Seasonal Affective Disorder Vol. 35
It’s back! Like clockwork, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) has rolled around again – always in mid-October, always as the nights draw in. Having experienced SAD for all years of my adult life (I’m 35...
It’s back! Like clockwork, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) has rolled around again – always in mid-October, always as the nights draw in. Having experienced SAD for all years of my adult life (I’m 35...
Pell wrote: Which method will help one reach stream entry with better efficacy? I’ve tried shikantaza and felt like I was sitting in dullness the whole time allowing my mind to do whatever it...
1. Letting Go of Control Nothing of any permanent value can occur via meditation until you let go of control. Letting go of control is a process that can be learned, and it leads...
One way to categorize the meditation practice of shikantaza, or “just sitting,” is as an objectless meditation. This is a definition in terms of what it is not. One just sits, not concentrating on...
When I watch Greta Thunberg’s speeches, I see a ventriloquist’s dummy speaking in the voice of her ideologue parents. I find the exploitation of a mentally-handicapped young girl absolutely disgusting. What I really noticed...
Rather than a long post about one topic, here’s a shorter post about several topics. Reducing items on your mental checklist during meditation I was teaching a Skype session the other day and showed the...
I had not heard of Naval Ravikant until he popped up on Joe Rogan’s show the other week. He is a billionaire investor who became known on the web for releasing a series of...
I have put the forum in the team colours. It’s not perfect, but it feels more like home now. 🙂 I have also added basic responsive functionality so it is more usable on mobile...
SS wrote: Hi, I like your website and forum. I am 39-year old man who has very bad social anxiety. I have experimented with nondirective meditation (1 Giant Mind, CMR) and this kind of...
This offer has expired. I’m looking to take on some new students and I know many of you don’t have a lot of free cash so, for the next 30 days, I’m going to...