Awareness Before the Next Object

Awareness Before the Next Object Attention, the disappearing object, and the brief glimpse of knowing itself This morning, while rereading … More

The Key Is What Is Pressing Now

The Key Is What Is Pressing NowHow to Catch Up to the Present Moment Whatever is pressing in the mind … More

I was thinking about when I was a kid playing stoop ball. If the ball came back on a bounce, … More

The thought began with distance. Astronauts traveling farther from Earth than anyone before—but farther from what? The point they reach … More

Riding now begins to feel like a rhythm. Each moment noticed is a kind of running out— into experience, into … More

This morning I was sitting and watching the mind move. Thoughts, reactions, small emotional shifts—each one appearing and passing like … More

Who’s Minding the Breath? Today a simple question stayed with me: Who’s minding the breath? I was practicing kapalabhati—active exhale, … More

The subtle foundation of trying to get what you want is this: most of the effort goes into worrying about … More

I remember being in junior high school, standing on the trampoline in the gym. The first time I jumped down … More

Am I moving through awareness or is awareness moving through me? Let me begin with the orchestra. When I listen … More