“When we swim underneath a wave to avoid getting crashed by it, we catch a glimpse of the unexpected serenity that often lies just below the chaos. Similarly, our minds have something of an ocean floo...

Written by Jen Liu

“The moment we realize we are distracted is a win, not a fail. It's like doing a mental push-up in that the movement is twofold: we have to lower ourselves in order to build the...

Written by Jen Liu

“There is a secret virtue to boredom: it's also a gateway … to stillness, to curiosity, to the subtle murmurings of intuitive wisdom that can only be heard when we turn down the...

Written by Jen Liu

“Shamatha is both a complete practice in itself, and it is the foundation for an entire spectrum of meditation techniques held within the Buddhist tradition. By finding that lit...

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“Like a metronome that resides in each of us, our breath plays the rhythm of our sacred life force from birth to death, working to support us even when we're not aware of it. We...

Written by Jen Liu

“Imagine a simple rainbow-maker hung in a window: when a ray of sun hits the prism, the bright clear light explodes into a brilliant display of every color in the visible spectr...

“In the context of a meditation practice, our ground might be our restless, untrained mind, jumping from thought to thought and worry to worry like a wild animal. But it's not a bad ground to have; it...

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“If we trust that the innate intelligence of this practice is always moving us in the direction of liberation, then any lost item, person, expectation, or hope can actually beco...

Written by Jen Liu

“Progress often resembles a zigzag or spiral more than a straight line. When we develop resilience, our discipline becomes able to bend and not break with those inevitable curve...