Going outside is overrated. Well, not exactly. Going outside can be very fulfilling – unless something bad happens. These disasters of varying magnitude are usually
Tag: meditation
The Orgasmic ‘Bliss’ of Monastic Practice
The ‘bliss’ associated with higher levels of contemplation and meditation, is, in my experience, a body-wide muscular contraction that continuously ripples up and down. This
Listening to the Divine…
Posture aligns, Particles adjust. Noise diminishes… The divine manifests. Silence, Within and without. Awareness permeates… Empty space is illuminated! Biology aligns, Psychology sharpens. Life begets
Genuine Contemplation
‘More than other believers, the contemplative ought to be an “expert in atheism.” Does he believe? Perhaps, yet without believing, it seems to him. He
Buddhism: How a Monastic Answers the ‘Call of Nature’
Author’s Note: A Bhikkhu maintains an awe-inspiring deportment at all times, but what does this practically mean? It means that the mind is calm and
The Four Brahmaviharas of Buddhism
Although what might be translated as the ‘Abode of God’, this Buddhist term, as usual, completely re-interprets this earlier Brahmanic term, so that it becomes both logical
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 