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Unlinking Chains of Thought

Unlinking Chains of Thought From River… to Mist… to Ocean The practice continues: Let go of thoughts of the past. … More

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Stepping Back Into the Bath of Now

Stepping Back Into the Bath of Now Carrying the warmth of awareness. After meditation this morning, something began connecting. In … More

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Blankets of Me

Blankets of Me Happy Dust and the Invisible Self This morning my mind got playful. I imagined that at the … More

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Stretching the Space Between Thoughts

Stretching the Space Between Thoughts Discovering what my Sketch Stretching workshop was pointing to all along This morning I became … More

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The Microscope of Thought – Part two

The Microscope of Thought Seeing what moves too fast to be noticed Continuing from this morning’s reflection on the stick … More

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The Stick, the Microscope, and Seeing What Was Always There-Part one

The Stick, the Microscope, and Seeing What Was Always There-Part one Using separation to reveal what was never separate This … More

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The Puzzle Factory of Impermanence

The Puzzle Factory of Impermanence Different pictures on the surface, the same pieces underneath A striking feeling came this morning—not … More

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Breath as Liquid Wrench

Breath as Liquid WrenchSoftening the Mind Where It Has Seized Up Concentration on the breath, sensation, awareness, knowing as it … More

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Contact: Where Attention Becomes Interest

Contact: Where Attention Becomes Interest Why Nothing Feels Dull When Contact Remains Mindfulness shows us where contact is already happening—and … More

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You Cannot Return to the Same Home Twice

An old doorway opened this morning. What I used to call Aladdin’s closet—a small, sloping space from childhood, built by … More