*SET THE INTENTIONMeditation initially is about enhanced awareness. Before the start of the practice one might state: “May I have applied and sustained awareness of the present moment.” *SHUT the EYESOne can meditate with eyes open or closed. I would...
*selfWe conventionally operate from the perspective of being the sense of self. We believe we are this constant solid and real entity. This is fraught with constant self-judgment and criticism of our actions and thoughts. We believe we are flawed and inadequate and...
You can dramatically extend life – not by multiplying the number of your years But by expanding the fullness of your moments by Shinzen YoungThe Science of Enlightenment
It is through our meditation that there is the capacity to observe the selfing process and make valuable insights into the true nature of self. When the sense of self arises ask yourself: “Was there the same sense of self that existed before my awareness of the...
“There are only two tragedies in life.One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”- Oscar Wilde This speaks to the Buddhist understanding that preferences and clinging to them lead to our suffering. We are always in relationship with... 
