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Back to SearchEpisode 139: Filters, Frames and Blind Spots
In Buddhist psychology, a lot of emphasis is placed on the process of perception because the way we perceive —and misperceive — has tremendous conseq…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 138: When You Lose Your Mind, Come Back
The phrase, “When you lose your mind, come back” describes a lot of what happens in meditation: repeatedly losing our minds, and repeatedly bringing …
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 137: The Role of Discipline
In the dharma a great deal of emphasis is placed on integrating meditation practice and study • interwoven throughout is the need for discipline, t…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 136: Balancing Act
Since we are the only ones who know what’s really going on during any session of meditation, or in life generally, we have a responsibility to be our…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 135: Peacefulness in the Midst
I used to carry around a cartoon that depicted a beautifully robed monk with a Japanese shoji screen behind him, everything perfectly in its place—an…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 134: The Play of Emotions
Emotions are a natural part of who we are • they can be powerful—even overpowering—or they can be subtle, almost an undercurrent • they can be ve…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 133: Letting Go
I recently had a problem with my computer—whatever I put in my "trash" would just stay there; I couldn’t empty it • I started thinking about how th…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 132: Eight Everyday Preoccupations
The eight everyday preoccupations are eight ways we occupy our minds in order to avoid experiencing things directly • they act as a kind of a centr…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 131: Genuine Effort
Effort plays a very important part on the Buddhist path; it’s one of the three main components of discipline, meditation, and knowledge • effort is…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 130: Two Kinds of Bypassing
Someone recently asked me, “Am I spiritually bypassing?” • I took that term to mean using one’s practice or spiritual path as an escape, or relief, …
2 years, 10 months ago