What is Meditation?
Origin of the English Word Meditation ‘Meditation’ – derived from the Latin meditatio, from a verb meditari, meaning “to think, contemplate, devise, ponder”. Interesting that the word’s English origins point…
Do We Really Want to Know Ourselves?
How little personality really wants to know “….don’t worry if, at the end of any day, you suddenly realize that you can’t remember a word I’ve said. That doesn’t matter….
The Abandoned Meditator
Does Meditation Need Me? Is your day ever like this? I wake up. Lie in bed a bit. Sense, Look and Listen.I get out of bed, go to the bathroom,…
Continual Practice
Going Nowhere Meditation One gift of continual practice is that stopping and starting, beginning and ending our practice is no longer relevant. All practice involves awareness and presence. As we know,…
Tantra of Everyday Life
Beyond Sex Tantra and Tantra & Yoga in Everyday Life I’ve been working with the Ridhwan School to help promote their upcoming 5-day retreat on Tantra of Everyday Life. My…
Meditation – Running on Empty
Mindfulness of an Empty Mind on Auto-Run This one is for Janice and Kathy. I remember when external noises were a nuisance and distraction during meditation. Like many(?) or most(?),…