Intro talks about using the breath in working with pain recovering from surgery. Main talk addresses “citta,” mind or mind states from Anapanasati Sutta. This goes into different ways of defining the mind.
People often struggle to meditate “right.” The belief that meditation involves stopping thoughts ignites a struggle to control the mind. When we let go...
Reading from “Why We Meditate” by Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Daniel Goleman
From an eight-week Buddhism & the Twelve Steps class at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, March, 2011. This class addresses the “God question.” Many of...