Generally, the word Samadhi is translated as “concentration” in English in the context of Buddhism. There are longer explanations that are used as well, that go beyond just a single word. It is meant to refer to a state of deep concentration in meditation, with “right concentration” being a state of meditative concentration so well… Continue reading Samadhi
Month: December 2023
A Game You Can Win
I have heard many people tell me over the last decade that they don’t like to meditate because they “can’t stop thinking” or “can’t focus” or “can’t quiet the mind”. You shouldn’t even try to do that. Minds think in the same way that rivers flow. It’s just what they do. Because I came into… Continue reading A Game You Can Win
A New Foundation, Part 2.
I was always reluctant to refer to myself as a Buddhist. It seemed presumptuous. Based on my own background, comfort, and circumstance, my path into meditation was very secular. It was mindfulness meditation. Some of the meditation leaders and teachers I’ve gravitated to were ordained Buddhists, but many were not. The first place where I… Continue reading A New Foundation, Part 2.
A New Foundation, Part 1.
When I was 19, I read a book on Buddhism. It was a factual, straightforward, western academic book on the topic, nothing of Buddhism, but something about Buddhism. It was maybe five years later that I bought a guided meditation and talk on tape by Thich Nhat Hanh. I was kind of a dilettante on… Continue reading A New Foundation, Part 1.