Video Lesson: The Root of Suffering
When we suffer, we don’t like the way things are. Why is that? Where does this feeling of not liking the way things are come from? It comes from attachment — attachment is the root of suffering. Attachment to desires, attachment to aversions.
Video Lesson: Suffering
In this lesson, I share the Buddhist concept of “suffering” (or dissatisfaction), and how we experience more often than we might think. The practice we’ll focus on is becoming more mindful of this suffering, so that we can deal with it more consciously.
Video Lesson: Setting Up for Meditation
In this lesson, I share the basics of getting set up for meditation: 1) Where to sit; 2) What to sit on; 3) How to sit cross-legged; 4) How to sit in a chair; 5) Being upright and relaxed
Video Lesson: The Benefits of Mindfulness
In this video lesson, I talk about what mindfulness is (being awake), and how that can lead to some powerful benefits. I also talk about the five qualities we nurture in meditation (as stolen from Pema Chodron).
Webinar: Mindfulness Practices for Greater Habit Success
In this webinar, I shared mindfulness practices for greater habit success and I answered some awesome questions. I’ve broken this webinar recording into two parts: Part I – My Talk: Mindfulness Practices for Greater Habit Success (See notes) Part II – Questions & Answers: I answered questions on maintaining focus during meditation, keeping mindfulness working in […]
5: Bonus Meditation Interview with Zen Priest Susan O’Connell
In this interview Susan shares a great practice for those who want to get up from sitting meditation. I highly recommend it. She also answers meditation questions submitted by Sea Change members. Video download (117 MB .mov file) Audio download (30 MB .mp3 file)
4: Meditation: Where to Go From Here
After a month of working on the meditation habit, you’ve either gotten a pretty solid habit down, or you’ve learned a few things about the habit. The temptation might be to rush into the next habit, and take the habit you’ve just created for granted. I think that would be a mistake. The meditation habit […]
3: Expanding Your Meditation Practice
Today we’ll talk about ways to move your meditation practice to the next level — whether you’re just starting out, or you’ve been doing it for years. There are two methods that I’ve found useful that I’d like to discuss with you: Using the obstacle as your path. Expanding your idea of what meditation is. […]