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Meditation is the practice of learning to pay attention. That is all.

Meditation is the PRACTICE of learning to PAY ATTENTION. That is all.

Saturday mellow meditation

The audio on this video is by one of my meditation teachers. I used to meditate with Jack Kornfield frequently on Monday nights and did a couple of short retreats with him when I lived near his center and before that I had read his work. This is a nice little guided meditation. Enjoy.

Mindfully taming anger

It’s the differentiator between anger and aggression or hostility that makes the difference. Learning to become aware of the space in between the stimulus and our reaction is a practice that can get better over time. The next time you notice anger, see if you can take a moment to pause and breathe and acknowledge your anger, without judgment. This anger is not good or bad or right or wrong, it is simply an emotion that you are experiencing right now. If it is very strong, excuse yourself from the situation, see if you can practice being kind to yourself in this moment as you are struggling. Sometimes we find that underneath the anger is sadness or another emotion.

Observe, see the mental confusion and thus, heal

The wise person, does really not look to change anything. They become quiet. They have patience. They work on themselves. They watch their thoughts, watch their actions and observe themselves getting angry, observe themselves getting depressed,observe themselves getting jealous and envious and the rest of it. Little by little they realize,"That's not me. That's hypnosis,... Continue Reading →

True kindness

How easy it is to be cruel when afraid, and how difficult it is to accept that we are all capable of terrible things...

Accessing the mystic

Science and spirituality collide...

James Hollis in the house

cover of A book by James Hollis: Creating a Life: Finding Your Individual Path

James Hollis speaks: " We are not meant to be well-balanced, sober servants of collective values. We are not meant to be sane, safe or similar. We are, each of us, meant to be different. A proper course of therapy does not make us better adjusted; it makes us more eccentric, a unique individual who serves a larger project than that of the ego or the collective norms. ...

Rumi opens the dark passage

Rumi mystical

Update 2026: I was lucky to get to study with the Oxford Rumi scholar, Andrew Harvey. I have a lot of bits and pieces of Rumi on this site. It's

Jezebel

I look at my cat and I see perfection...then I realize it's a mirror of my own perfection and then that of all creation. Om Shanti Jezebel.

choosing knowledge over the veils of ignorance

Fortunately, some are born with spiritual immune systems that sooner or later give rejection to the illusory worldview grafted upon them from birth through social conditioning. They begin sensing that something is amiss, and start looking for answers. Inner knowledge and anomalous outer experiences show them a side of reality others are oblivious to, and... Continue Reading →

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