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Dear Sangha: Summer has arrived for most of us in the U.S., and it’s pretty glorious. The energy of the…
Stepping into the 5 Mirrors
The Five Practice Mirrors (FPM), also referred to as the Five Training Elements, are the organizing principle of Hollow Bones…
Sudden and Gradual
I sit here looking out at a snowy spring morning and think of all the changes that have taken place…
Samadhi
Samadhi is the culmination of one-pointed concentration applied to the investigation of some phenomena, yielding an insight and “unreasonable joy.”
Dhyana – The Perfection of Meditation
Dhyāna refers to stages of meditative practice that have two aspects: stillness (samatha) and insight (vipassana) into the nature of being. It is a co-arising phenomenon when the stilling of the mind reveals its nature.