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“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...
“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 become a...
“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 curves and corners....
“Interestingly enough, we'll often find that when the mind strays, the quality of our gaze suffers too. … Our visual field loses a sense of intentionality and becomes somewhat random,...
“During his lectures, meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was sometimes known to answer students' questions by saying, "Your guess is as good as mine." This was not some form of...
“Interestingly enough, we'll often find that when the mind strays, the quality of our gaze suffers too. … Our visual field loses a sense of intentionality and becomes somewhat random,...
“While it’s highly beneficial to incorporate the principles of meditation into other aspects of our lives by doing “post-meditation” activities mindfully, having a formal...
“Like the strong trunk of a tree as opposed to its feebler branches, or the ocean depths that remain still while waves beat against the shore, stability has a tranquil quality to it and lives...
“When you cultivate this spirit of constant renewal, a gentle resilience manifests within your practice. You spend less time tripped up on judging how your last few breaths went; instead, you...
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