
Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator's Handbook

How often are we preoccupied in our sitting with judging thoughts? How often does one part of us say to another: “Be Quiet!” How often are we preoccupied with some version or another of the question, “How am I doing?” or “Why is my mind not becoming calm or quiet; why am I still feeling anger or anxiety?” We watch these same preoccupations recyclin
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From your silent power comes flow; from that flow comes simplicity of heart; from simplicity of heart comes contentment. Some people, such
Stuart Wilde • Silent Power
Sooner or later we find out that we cannot conceptualize the truth. When we realize that, the mind becomes a tool. The mind becomes useful for something other than thought. There emerges the possibility that mind and thought and even speech can originate from a different place. What is then using the mind is Being. Thought can arise from silence; s
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