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Boredom is a Gateway

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...

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Shamatha and Everyday Mindfulness

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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Gratitude for the Breath

Written by Jen Liu

 

“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...

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Ground, Path, Fruition

“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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Non-Attachment as Love, Liberated

Written by Jen Liu

 

“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...

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New Year’s Aspirations

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...

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Meditating with Eyes Open

Written by Jen Liu

 

“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 r...

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How to Teach a Beginner

Written by Jen Liu

 

“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 ...

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Find Out for Yourself

Written by Jen Liu

 

“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 r...

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