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.
Reflections on my early practice. Anecdotes from that time, including hearing John Lennon during a meditation retreats.
Watching the Wheels Read More »
The non-verbal reality of experience. Referencing Ajahn Sumedho’s famous phrase.
12/16/25 It’s Like This Read More »
Meditation focusing on feeling rather than thoughts. Connecting to the nervous system as a source of intelligence.
12/9/25 Thinking vs. Feeling Read More »
Beginning with background on the mindfulness and Insight Meditation movement, then moving to “vedana,” the feeling tone of each experience.
12/2/25 Feeling Tone in the Foundations of Mindfulness Read More »
Exploring the term “interoception,” the internal sense perception.
11/25/25 The Inner Experience Read More »
Discovering our habitual emotional states by exploring thoughts.
11/18/2025 Thoughts and Feelings in Practice Read More »
Reflecting on the the feelings that drive addiction and how mindfulness can help.
11/11/25 Mindfulness and Addiction Read More »
Reading from Joseph Goldstein’s “Mindfulness” and Bhikkhu Analayo’s “Mindfulness of Breathing” to understand what meditative concentration is and how to approach it.
11/4/25 Forms of Concentration Read More »
