Everyday Mindfulness

Yes I agree, thanks Jon.

That is very nicely said. There are always two levels to the dialectic of the 'ultimate' / Tao you would find in the diamond sutra and daily life. E.g. there is no motivation to meditate, but in daily life there may be many (e.g. deal with emotions, the monkey mind, etc). Or you should no expect ben...

Thanks for the welcome :) It's nice to be here; it has been a while since I've discussed practice with anyone. The point I'm making if that if you sit down with the idea of not getting caught up in thoughts, you are caught up in that thought. If you sit down to face life's experience in the moment t...

Apologies for not reading the entire thread. The reason to stop meditating is that it defeats its own purpose in the end. The goal is to quiet ones mind, or to put an end to becoming, yet the very act of meditation has the intent of becoming silent and hence creates thoughts by itself. You stop medi...