Monday, February 11, 2019

How I started to wake up (Part 2)

ABOUT 2600 YEARS AGO, an Indian prince named Siddhartha was born amid many favorable signs. His father, the king, was determined to protect him against the reality of suffering, and the prince grew up within the walls of the palace with every luxury one can imagine. Around the age of twenty-nine, Siddhartha began to feel...

Good question about meditation

"There are so many different terms for Buddhist meditation, like shamatha, vipassana, zazen, vipashyana, mindfulness, awareness, calm abiding, insight, just sitting, etc. What's what?" There are nuances in the way different school approaches it, but basic Buddhist meditation comes down to two fundamental practices: concentration...