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What Gollum Can Teach You About Meditation

October 15th, 2008

Body and mind are not two separate things, but one interconnected whole.  Events that affect one inevitably affect the other and your posture can affect what goes on in your mind.  The best example I’ve ever seen of this is Gollum from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  If you watch the special features, there’s [...]

Why Meditation Cushions?

October 13th, 2008

When I first started meditating, I didn’t give meditation cushions a second thought. I’m just trying to sit still and chant my mantra right? How hard can that be?
Quite difficult actually, when your back and neck start hurting, legs go to sleep and knees seize up, an uncomfortable body does not make for a still [...]