Tag: breath

Another day another dollar

Wouldn’t you think that after years and years of practice, that one could wake up in the morning feeling light and unfettered? Shouldn’t that be a payoff of the Buddhist practice? Well, as much as I might hope for such…

The do’s and don’ts of Buddhism

The longer I continue to practice, the more I begin to see just how many do’s and don’ts there are in Buddhism. This is not to say these are rules, but really just increasing ones mindfulness to become more and…

Mind the body, mind the breath

In Vipassana meditation, we are taught to focus on our breath and observe the mind. But I am beginning to see that there is so much more to this practice than first meets the eye. At the onset, we are…

The science of the breath

“Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out” These are words that are often used by Bhante Samita when he guides a meditation group. Simple words for what seems to be a very natural and involuntary process of our bodies.…

A day of reckoning

day of reckoning. n. a time when the effects of one’s past mistakes or misdeeds catch up with one. Today I realize that this is the day of reckoning for each of us. Even though most of us have no…