7-2 Being an Outsider
The most important moment in meditation is the instant you leave the cushion. When your practice session is...
7-1 Practice Being an Outsider
One of the most memorable events in your meditation career is the moment when you first realize that...
4-2 We Do Not Really Love Ourselves
What we face every day is unpredictable. Things happen due to multiple causes and conditions, as we are...
4-1 Watch Yourself Mindfully
Feeling is one of the seven universal mental factors. The other six are contact, perception, mental formations, concentration,...
4-0 The Practice
Practice is something I emphasize the most. We usually call it “habituation,” but we are more familiar with...
3-16 Problem Eleven: Resistance to Meditation
Resistance to meditation arises because you haven’t found the right meditation method, the one that brings joy. When...
3-15 Problem Ten: Discouragement
Discouragement shows that you are still attached to the result. The direct upshot of pushing too hard is...
3-14 Problem Nine: Trying Too Hard
Trying too hard indicates that you haven’t got the feeling of meditation yet. Advanced meditators are generally found...
3-13 Problem Eight: Agitation
Agitation indicates a lack of wisdom—not knowing the true nature of things. Thus, you feel agitated or restless....
3-11 Problem Six: Boredom
If you feel boring to sit there for an hour, it indicates that you don’t even know what...