Instructions on Sitting or Meditation
Pema Chodron was a student of Chogyam Trungpa, the Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and teacher who founded the Shambhala tradition here in the U.S. She is highly regarded as teacher and author and in the videos below, Pema Chodron gives some background and instruction in the meditative practice of Tonglen, which uses difficult circumstances as … [Read more…]
You can sit on a variety of things. It doesn’t have to be a meditation cushion… Chairs, pillows, etc all can work. The key is sitting in an upright, comfortable posture that is stable and allows for relatively comfortable sitting (ideally without moving) for 20 minutes or more. Whatever you sit on, it should allow … [Read more…]
Steve Hagen is the author of one the best selling Buddhist books of our time: “Buddhism Plain and Simple”. One of the reasons why is that he does not espouse a system of beliefs but rather focuses on the practice without the trappings or traditions that sometimes– for some people– obscure the point of a … [Read more…]