Becoming able to not think

In the weeks leading to December 2012, I begun having increasingly frequent moments during meditation where I voluntarily stopped thinking (at least the narrative / chattering mind became completely quiet) and the mind had enough clarity to abide in that space of...

Vesak Day Poem 2013

On Vesak Day this year, I sat in meditation for two hours at home.  During the last half hour or so of my sitting, the full moon shined brightly on my face through my high window.  The moon light reflected around the metal rim of my glasses and, through slightly-open...