Perhaps the path of mindful pleasure will take me to nirvana as readily as silent and solitary sitting meditation.… Read More Bodywork as Spiritual Practice

Shining the light of death on my current worries and resentments, I am suddenly free to release them. … Read More Living in the Light of Death: The Five Remembrances

Take refuge in the witness. Then allow the witness to disappear.… Read More Enlightenment: A Quick Start Guide

This practice helps us see the difference between physical sensations and thoughts *about* those sensations.… Read More Deepening the Practice of Walking Meditation

Our sense of self is not a delusion. Instead, meditation reveals the self as constructed, fluid, and elastic. … Read More The Early Teachings of Shinzen Young: Clarifying the Self

Nirvana arises when we stop blocking the free flow of thought and sensation.… Read More The Early Teachings of Shinzen Young: Understanding Nirvana

“No matter how assailed, anger need not arise. No matter what the pleasure, compulsive longing need not arise. No matter what the circumstances, a feeling of limitation need not arise.”… Read More The Early Teachings of Shinzen Young: Why Meditation Matters

I am delighted with Michael Taft’s teachings about nonduality — the most precise and accessible I’ve found. Check out these links. … Read More A Beginner’s Guide to Nonduality: Where to Learn More