Many of my most profound spiritual awakenings have come to me through the practice of meditation. I see it as a spiritual discipline that is central to philosophy in that at its core the practice of meditation involves making direct contact with reality. Meditation is a time-honored spiritual discipline practiced in both the Judeo-Christian traditions […]
The Delicate Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing
The first time I was engulfed by the realization of what I call Radical Inclusivity was during a sixty-day meditation retreat under the guidance of my spiritual teacher. I’ll explain this concept of radical inclusivity, but first let me tell you how this realization emerged. Trapped In A Paradox As I sat from morning until […]
How To Balance Meditation, Parenting, and the Spiritual Life
I am a meditator and yoga teacher. These practices have brought depth to my life and helped me find perspective and purpose. But a year and a half ago, I became a mom for the first time. As you might expect, it’s had a big impact on my practice, but not in the way […]
What Is Transmission Meditation? How Meditation Moves Between Us
Many years ago, after spending time with different meditation teachers, I became aware of an interesting phenomenon. Some teachers seemed to have the ability to actually transmit their own state of meditative awareness to their students. Sometimes I would attend a meditation class and walk away feeling good from the meditation, but I didn’t necessarily […]
Meditation Without Practice & The Mystery Of Awakening
Commonly we refer to meditation as a practice. I think this is a bad idea. Practice is something you do now so that you will be able to perform better in the future when it counts. I practice piano so that I will be great during my recital. I practice football so that I will […]