Nothing much
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It seems only fair to sketch out the ground upon which I stand. I’m writing reflections on practice, but practice doesn’t float in a vacuum. I have no manifesto, and I’m not trying to convince anyone that I have any special insights. Nevertheless, I write from a position. I have an orientation. If I’m explicit…
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A couple of weeks have passed, and you’ve meditated nearly every day, extending your initial ten minutes now to fifteen. Several times, your breath counting has reached ten and back to one without it feeling as though you have been hijacked by your own thoughts. To your initial surprise, you have discovered that if you…
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The early days (and possibly weeks and months) of a new meditation practice have a certain comedic property. There we are, trying to conjure up deep thoughts. We’re not sure what they should be about, but they’re undoubtedly deep. And we’re trying to follow the guidance and meditate ‘on the breath,’ counting the in-breaths and…