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Jan 6, 2026 The Terror of Undefined Being
Drawing from Ajahn Amaro’s teaching on watching the arising of self and the suffering that comes with it.
Concentration
Reflections on the role of concentration in meditation. Exploring different challenges and subtleties of practice. How we get stuck in striving or judgment when the mind doesn’t get quiet.
Watching the Wheels
Reflections on my early practice. Anecdotes from that time, including hearing John Lennon during a meditation retreats.
12/16/25 It’s Like This
The non-verbal reality of experience. Referencing Ajahn Sumedho’s famous phrase.
12/9/25 Thinking vs. Feeling
Meditation focusing on feeling rather than thoughts. Connecting to the nervous system as a source of intelligence.
12/2/25 Feeling Tone in the Foundations of Mindfulness
Beginning with background on the mindfulness and Insight Meditation movement, then moving to “vedana,” the feeling tone of each experience.
11/25/25 The Inner Experience
Exploring the term “interoception,” the internal sense perception.
11/18/2025 Thoughts and Feelings in Practice
Discovering our habitual emotional states by exploring thoughts.
11/11/25 Mindfulness and Addiction
Reflecting on the the feelings that drive addiction and how mindfulness can help.
11/4/25 Forms of Concentration
Reading from Joseph Goldstein’s “Mindfulness” and Bhikkhu Analayo’s “Mindfulness of Breathing” to understand what meditative concentration is and how to approach it.