Fundamental Training in Silent Practice
Silent, calm-abiding practice is the cornerstone of meditation. Here you learn to sit with yourself exactly as you are, with no need to fix or change anything. This is not always easy — our restless minds often resist stillness — but it is the essential ground. In this section, you will find guided practices that help you cultivate steadiness, patience, and the ability to rest in presence. Everything else in meditation builds on this foundation.
5 items- Fundamental Shamatha PracticeThe basic meditation practice of calm-abiding. Full instructions on this fundamental practice. A 15 minute meditation.
- NownessComing into the present moment is incredibly powerful. Practice with this 15 minute Nowness meditation, developing a sense of nothing to hide and nothing to prove in our world. Includes instructions on posture.
- Mostly SilentMinimal guidance gives us the space to figure things out on our own.
- Back to BasicsBasic instruction for meditation, with the view of our natural basic goodness.
- Shamatha - Less GuidedThe basic, i.e. fundamental practice of precisely staying with our body breathing is what brings stability and spaciousness to our mind. In this meditation there is instruction, and more space to work on your own.