Thinking Feeling Knowing Action

This morning’s meditation began without a destination. I followed the breath. Coming in. A pause. Going out. Resting. Then beginning … More

The Orchestra of Mindfulness

I sat down on a very comfortable hanging couch. It was suspended by a rope rather than a chain, so … More

The Beauty That Was Already There Lake Glenville is 3,200 feet above sea level. That’s a lot of water to … More

Running and Returning What became clearer this morning is that the present moment is not a fixed thing. It is … More

I enjoy living in Charlottesville—the mountains, the people, the wineries. But sometimes I remember something I miss from living in … More

Most of the time my experience is flattened. Body sensations, mental narration, emotional tone, memory, anticipation — all blended into … More

I began by noticing something very simple. Before I form a sentence in my mind, something is already moving. There … More

I was sitting. At first, I’m not sure what came first —the tension in the bodyor the contraction in thinking. … More

Imagine sunlight spread across the whole sky.Soft. Diffuse. Everywhere at once. Now imagine placing a magnifying glass under it.The same … More

Think of a computer monitor. What appears on the screen feels complete and self-contained: images, words, problems, stories, identity. But … More