Following our breathing, we can say: All phenomena are impermanent. They are subject to birth and death. When the notions of birth and death are removed, this silence is called great joy. This meditation sums up all of the Buddha’s teaching.

Writing when your mind is clear after sitting can be very satisfying.

sitting can produce the most nourishing calm and joy and we can all afford some time to sit. How wonderful to sit and do nothing.

Sit in order to sit. Stand in order to stand. There is no goal or aim in sitting. Do it because it makes you happy.

Consider daily sitting meditation to be a kind of spiritual food.

Instead of “striking the bell,” I like to say “inviting the bell to sound.”

All the mental formations exist in the unconscious mind as seeds. When a seed, for example the seed of anger, is touched, it manifests in the conscious mind and there we call it a mental formation.

There is no separate self. We are a current. We are a stream. We are a continuation.

Then, give yourself a few moments to breathe mindfully and calm your body. Speak to your inner child again, addressing the fears and anger. Let the child know you’ve been listening and that now you have grown up and can protect yourself so everything will be okay.