In the physical practice of yoga, balance poses have always been among the most challenging to me. It’s not that I can relax into every other pose with ease. I’m not insanely flexible or strong, I struggle with many of the poses. But balance poses have been among the most frustrating to me because they [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Self-Aggression & Self-Friendliness
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anger, Buddhism, friendliness, frustration, Mindfulness, self-aggression on February 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Urban Zen?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed an interesting-looking building in midtown, near the corner of Broadway and Alvernon. It’s located in a relatively nondescript commercial area of town and appears to share some real estate with a cosmetic orthodontia clinic. The building has no signage, no front door, and no visible business name. It [...]
A vicious cycle
Posted in Buddhism, tagged dharma burger, grasping, Mindfulness on February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well slap me silly, and color me incongruous. I have developed desires and clinging for Buddhist accoutrements. It all started innocently enough; I wanted a zafu, so I could maintain regular home practice. A search for “meditation supplies” turned up the ludicrously titled Mats Mats Mats. I really just wanted something simple. Of course, the [...]
I’ll be here all week.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anger, B.B. King, Blues, Jack Kornfield, Jazz, Mindfulness, Pema Chodron on February 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hello, everyone! This is Brian, James’s friend and new contributor to the blog. First things first: I bought this new spatula the other day, and am excited to tell you all about it. *rimshot* A little bit about me: I don’t really remember how I started meditating, but I first officially sat in meditation probably [...]
