We perch upon our meditation cushions out of hunger for peace and bliss, NOT because we yearn for greater nervousness. But sometimes that...

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Pseudo-spiritual hacks mercilessly juggle the terms mindfulness and meditation confusing everyone. Neuroscience could offer some great...

Those of us who endured child abuse and the C-PTSD it generates know what it’s like to involuntarily relive the highlight reel of our...

Fear not the wandering of your mind, for its travels are integral to healing and enlightenment. Although we read how our primal drives of...

To understand the benefit, of meditating EVERY twelve hours, we need the physiological perspective. The endocrinology and neurology of...

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Congratulations! You’ve done the math and figured out that you have one hundred and twenty minuets in your daily time budget to “spend”...

Are you familiar with the affirmation, “If it is to be, it is up to me!”? Oh what an efficient way to lose your peace and squander your...

In the 1996 film “Kama Sutra: a Tale of Love” the sculptor is executed by having a royal elephant step on his chest; which is pretty much...

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In a world where concentration is confused with mindfulness meditation is seen as a fount of frustration and consternation. But what...

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The Buddha dropped a hint in the Anapanasati Sutta first with the phrase, “…true knowledge and liberation…” and then with “…coalescence...

In junior high my companions would regale each other with tales of Bruce Lee. Each story a more fanciful departure from the truth. The...

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Disassociation can be frightening, and dangerous. Before sharing a contemplative solution, I would be remiss if I did not remind you that...