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 Joseph Goldstein’s “Mindfulness” and Bhikkhu Analayo’s “Mindfulness of Breathing” to understand what meditative concentration is and how to approach it.
From the Buddhism and the Twelve Steps class series at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Spring of 2011. Many of the ideas in these...