When they tried to understand how the mind traps itself, the ancient Indian sages devised the key concept of samskara (from two Sanskrit word roots that mean “to flow together”). A samskara is a groove in the mind that makes thoughts flow in the same direction. Buddhist psychology makes sophisticated use of the concept byContinue reading

If [the need to be present and not caught up with your thinking] resonates with you and you start practicing with it in your meditation and in your daily life, and your willingness grows to learn to stay — which takes courage — then what really starts to happen is you start asking the rightContinue reading

Liberation is… not something that is created, but is the realization of what has existed from eternity but has hitherto been concealed… He who knows the Self is liberated; even the gods cannot prevent his being so, because he has realized himself to be the very Soul of the gods. ‘He who knows the SupremeContinue reading