Why I Hate Meditation
I have a friend who has told me, on multiple occasions, that she cannot meditate. Up to this point, I have failed miserably to convince her otherwise. I have used all the best quotes, like the old Zen saying, “You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day,...BOOK: The First Free Women: Poems of the Early Buddhist Nuns
The First Free Women is a collection of poems written by the first female Buddhists. These poems, collectively called the Therigatha, or Verses of the Elder Nuns, were composed around the Buddha’s lifetime, and their themes of freedom and love have endured until...BOOK: No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are
In this landmark work, No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are, internationally beloved teacher of meditation and “one of the great spiritual teachers of our time” (Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple), Jack Kornfield reveals...BOOK: The Inner Tradition of Yoga
“There is no daily practice without some formal training; and there is no deep spiritual training without the mess of relational life. The two are one.” —Michael Stone The Inner Tradition of Yoga—this wise, accessible guide by Michael Stone, now revised and updated in...Support the Magazine
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