STARTING OUT SMALL

STARTING OUT SMALL – INTRODUCTION Introduction This is a work in progress. Eventually, I hope to make available in English

STARTING OUT SMALL – 2. THE LIGHT OF DISCERNMENT Our discernment is like light, and there are three levels to

STARTING OUT SMALL – 3. CLINGING Clinging is the cause of all suffering and stress. It’s what gives rise to

STARTING OUT SMALL – 4. LETTING GO One of the important reasons why the Buddha taught the Dhamma was to

STARTING OUT SMALL – 5. THREE PRINCIPLES In brief, there are three principles that are really basic to meditation: 1)

STARTING OUT SMALL – 6. THREE STRANDS OF A ROPE If you’ve never meditated, these two easy principles are all

STARTING OUT SMALL – 7. AT THE GATE OF A CATTLE-PEN I’d like to recommend the basic principles of sitting

STARTING OUT SMALL – 8. STARTING OUT SMALL The power of the Buddha is more tremendous than that of all

STARTING OUT SMALL – 9. HOUSEWORK & FIELDWORK When we sit and meditate, there are three things we have to

STARTING OUT SMALL – 10. STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY When you sit in concentration, you have to keep being observant

STARTING OUT SMALL – 11. INTO POSITION When meditators “get into position,” exactly what are they doing? “Getting into position”

STARTING OUT SMALL – 12. TWO GUARDIAN MEDITATIONS When you sit and meditate, keep observing two important factors: 1) the body,

STARTING OUT SMALL – 13. PLAYING HOST When you sit and meditate, tell yourself that your body is like your

STARTING OUT SMALL – 14. AN IMAGE OF THE BUDDHA Our goodness: what can we do to make it really

STARTING OUT SMALL – 15. BINOCULARS When you meditate, you have to be mindful of three things at once. In