It is never nice to say that somebody is out of their head, but to a Zen Buddhist, that could be a fine compliment. Centering ourselves and holding our attention in our bodies is the basic work of meditation. The practice is used to break our normal habits of spending our lives thrashing about in…
Read MoreIf you are feeling stressed by this pandemic and want to ease your anxiety while practicing compassion for the world, please use this guided meditation. This is an exercise in loving-kindness and compassion which can help you acknowledge and approach your distress, then meet it with compassion. It starts with feeling compassion for yourself and…
Read MoreThere is a saying in Zen that if you have time, meditate for 20 minutes a day. If you don’t have time, meditate for an hour a day. A big obstacle to meditation is that it is hard to set aside the time to practice. Practicing for one minute, a few or several times a…
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