- Is Meditation "Doing Nothing"?
Sometimes we may hear that meditation is just "doing nothing," or that it's "just sitting". We'll consider that approach to practice, whom it may be particularly suited for, and what the Buddha had to say about meditation practice…
- Diminishing the Five Hindrances to Meditation in Early Buddhism
In a recent video (linked below) I discussed the five hindrances to meditation from early Buddhism. In this video I'll discuss ways we find in one early Buddhist text to diminish them skillfully, as well as some of my own thoughts on the…
- The Five Hindrances to Meditation: "Armies of Māra"
The Buddha discussed five tendencies of mind that hinder our progress in meditation and indeed that can get in the way of our living a happy life. They may metaphorically be understood as the "armies of Māra". We'll discuss each of those…