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...
Personal Power Meditation Blog
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Mailbag: Stream Entry, Arahant Claimants, and Ketamine
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...
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Meditation Pro-Tips Vol. 1
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...
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Shikantaza – “Just Sitting” – The Ultimate Nondirective Meditation
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...
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Greta Thunberg is Totally Asymmetrical
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...
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...
Mailbag: Stream Entry, Arahant Claimants, and Ketamine
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...
Meditation Pro-Tips Vol. 1
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...
Shikantaza – “Just Sitting” – The Ultimate Nondirective Meditation
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...
Greta Thunberg is Totally Asymmetrical
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...
Reducing Mental Checklist / DM and NDM Convergence / “Right Concentration” Book Review / Practice Update / Insight Meditation Thoughts
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...
Naval Ravikant discussing meditation with Joe Rogan
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 re-themed the forum
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...
Mailbag: How would I teach overcoming social anxiety today?
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...
(Expired) 30% off Skype Coaching for the Next 30 Days
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...
