Wat Buddha Dhamma is a Theravadin Forest Monastery, located 2.5 hours north of Sydney, Australia. It is devoted to the training of monks, nuns and lay practitioners. People are welcome to visit and it is possible to arrange to stay as a guest for a period of time, sharing in the lifestyle of the monastic […]
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Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Japan’s 72 Micro Seasons
I don’t like it when the clocks change. It doesn’t feel natural to me. I do love thinking about that liminal line that spans the turning earth at all times, rolling everything up in the tide of darkness on one end and spilling it back into light on the other. The progression of that line […]
Desire
One of the first things we learn on the path of meditation is that desire is an obstacle to our progress. And its inverse, avoidance (aversion), is an equal barrier to our evolution. But today, I want to talk about desire in a different way. Because, we can actually harness desire to deepen and ripen our mindfulness meditation. That’s right, desire can help […]
Class 1: Intro To Mindfulness Oct-23
Week 1 Video Week 1 Audio https://aboutmeditation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ComingHomeClass1Oct23.mp3 Morning Meditation Songs Faith’s Hymn – Beautiful Chorus The Power Is Here Now – Alexia Chellun https://open.spotify.com/track/3pP8pyWvQX6vbrpEcRYgqa?si=3131ba1ae06b4950 Quotes On The Path All of us are apprenticed to the same teacher that the religious institutions originally worked with: reality. Reality-insight says…master the twenty-four hours. Do it well, without […]
OM106-Noel Coakley on Addiction, Spiritual Bypassing, & The Grace of Mindfulness Meditation
In the latest episode of the One Mind Podcast, I interview my dear friend, Noel Coakley. We cover a wide range of topics including: What is spiritual bypassing? How do we develop self compassion in the midst of family chaos, raising kids, and constant triggers. How do we find new creative responses to these moments […]