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Being in the world, just as it is
Leading up to the Deep Roots retreat, I was experiencing mixed emotions about the 6 days ahead. There was a cerebral gumbo comprised of excitement for the much-anticipated space that I have longed to cultivate, as well as notable difficulty with even the thought of mentally shelving my busy day to day life […]
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Date: May 31 – June 2 Location: Patterson Kaye Resort in Bracebridge, Ontario Teacher: Paul Baranowski, founder and senior teacher of Luminous Ground Be the first to get all the details when you sign up to our newsletter! You can do so by filling out the newsletter form on the right panel >>>
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Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips
Practice Tip #7 – Practice gentleness When I first started practicing, I found myself to be tired and drained after meditating. The people around me spoke of how relaxing and calming they felt after meditating, but this was not my experience at all. I realized that when thoughts came up during my meditation, I would […]
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Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips
Practice Tip #6 – Practice patience On certain days we may find our sits to be spacious and relaxing, while others are filled with racing thoughts and distractions; this is natural. It is unrealistic to expect ourselves to be able to transform all of the things we struggle with overnight or even in a couple […]
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Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips
Practice Tip #4 – Setting an Intention At the beginning of our sits, after we’ve taken a moment to settle down, we can bring our attention to our intention. Bringing to mind that we can be anywhere else, doing anything else, but we have chosen to be here, to practice. What brings us here? We […]
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Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips
Practice Tip #4 – How long should I meditate? If you’re new to meditation, try starting off with just 5 minutes a day, every day. The benefits of meditation comes from having a consistent practice. It is much better to sit 5 minutes a day every day vs 35 minutes once a week. Once you […]
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Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips
Practice Tip #3 – Finding a posture that works for you Our physical body is a natural expression of our mind. If our body is in pain, it will be challenging to still the mind when we are just starting out in developing our daily meditation practice. So finding a comfortable yet alert posture that […]
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Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips
Practice Tip #2 – Organizing Space Choose a quiet safe space in your home specifically for meditation; every time you see this spot, you will come to associate it with your space of formal sitting practice. You will be coming back again and again, so declutter it of any items that may distract you and […]
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Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips
Welcome to the first edition of “Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips”! Here, I will be offering my insights and experience on the ways in which I developed a daily practice. My intention for this new blog series is to provide you with some tools to help you build the kind of structure that […]
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The moment everything stops
This week we work through Verse 22 and its commentary in Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation of Tokmé Zongpo’s ancient text, Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. Here’s Verse 22: Whatever arises in experience is your own mind. Mind itself is free of any conceptual limitations. Know that and don’t entertain Subject-object fixations–this is […]
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