Be Present
Snorkeling with humpback whales off the coast of the Dominican Republic, in March, 2007. “What you are… what you actually are, is being. Being is not the mind thinking. Thinking is a movement, a motion. Being is the silence that precedes the motion. You cannot see it; you cannot grasp it because you are it. […]
When One Is Quiet
“A quiet mind is all you need. All else will happen rightly, once your mind is quiet. As the sun on rising makes the world active, so does self-awareness affect changes in the mind. In the light of calm and steady self-awareness inner energies wake up and work miracles without effort on your part.”-Nisargadatta Maharaj […]
Moment to Moment
“That’s essentially what Zen practice is about: functioning from moment to moment.”-Charlotte Joko Beck Moment-to-moment attention effortlessly generates impeccable activity. When you know you are aware, every thought is helpful. ====“If the meditator is able to use whatever occurs in his life as the path, his body becomes a retreat hut.”-Jigme Lingpa
The Feeling That You Are
“Silence is the true teaching. It is the perfect teaching.”-Ramana Maharshi Do you ever doubt that you are? In various experiences—whether you are walking, driving, eating, or looking at your phone—the feeling that you are lurks in the background. What you want to do is bring it to the foreground, so the feeling that you […]
You Are
“The difference between suffering and liberation is the difference between being the thinker of thoughts and being the awareness of thinking.” -Jeff Foster Examine various experiences and find what never changes. It is the knowing of experience. Whether you feel cold, tired, hungry, happy or sad, you are the knowing that is inherent in the […]