Some talks on meditation
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The Psychology of Freedom (talk 2)
By Rob Nairn So, we’ll start by settling the mind. We’ll do the same as we did yesterday evening. At the start of the session, as soon as you begin your meditation, form an intention. The intention is to remain with the breath. Just very simple! It’s not a big deal. You just intend “I [...]
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The Butterfly Mind
By Rob Nairn WHY IS THE MIND UNSETTLED? First we need to ask why it is necessary to settle the mind, and what is the unsettled mind. Mostly, it is the mind we have always lived with, the one that can’t remain on the cushion. It can’t remain in this room or anywhere near this [...]
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Stripping away Masks
By Rob Nairn If in daily life we embark upon an enterprise, we usually prepare for it. Death is no different. The reason should be apparent by now: the mind that experiences dying is a continuation of the mind that is reading these words. Unless we have the aid of an accomplished lama, no external [...]