Today I'm deliberately NOT going to sit. I think it will be a good idea. I will start my daily sits again tomorrow, but today I won't. Why? Well, since I've made this claim to myself, I've already started to 'want' to sit. My thoughts are intent on getting my daily sits in, but I …
Month: February 2016
Understand what you’re doing
It took me a while to understand what I was doing. Then, it came to me. What I was doing was understanding what I was doing. For a while, I was in the process of learning what to do. This was with my life, in a sense, but also more focused on the pursuit of …
Liveliness and Livelihood
I have been having trouble deciding what to do with my life. Most people think that we should find a career that is something we love to do, so that we can make a livelihood while enjoying ourselves. This can be useful to look at, but life is more than just what we do for …
10 Minutes a Day
What does it take to bring meditation into your life? How much effort is required to change your life patterns? More and more people are becoming aware of the benefits of meditation, but how do they start a meditation practice? How much time must they invest before they experience the benefits? Our lives are like freight trains. …
Sitting in Movement
Every Monday night I go to a movement class. The movement can be anything. It can be stillness, like sitting cross-legged and still, or wild movements that spread wide and fast around the room. It's called Mandhala Sacred Movement, and the way to go about it is to be still and check in with how …
Blowing the mind with dangerous fire
I was once addicted to marijuana. It started as a recreational activity which I did with friends. It inspired me with visions that I could use in my art and ideas that I thought were very unique and astounding while I was high. Sometimes these ideas helped me when I sobered up to have a …
Living Vipassana 