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One of the amazing benefits of meditation is its ability to show the practitioner the subtle incongruencies of their min...
06/07/2023

One of the amazing benefits of meditation is its ability to show the practitioner the subtle incongruencies of their mind. While my goal may be to be a good friend or loving family member, my reactivity to a specific situation may have the exact opposite outcome, and I may not even notice it. Meditating daily forces me to deconstruct my actions and correct and align any missteps....

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One of the amazing benefits of meditation is its ability to show the practitioner the subtle incongruencies of their mind. While my goal may be to be a good friend or loving family member, my react…

We seem to determine our happiness by comparing our lives to our peers. These comparisons lead to competition. Competiti...
03/09/2023

We seem to determine our happiness by comparing our lives to our peers. These comparisons lead to competition. Competition can lead to jealousy, anger, conflict, and division. It seems like human nature and it's causing our communities to unravel. It all starts with the problem that we determine our happiness by comparing our lives to our peers. Vipassana taught me very clearly that happiness starts from within, and that people need to work through their own struggles before they can discover this internal happiness....

http://livingvipassana.com/2023/03/09/the-truth-i-wish-everyone-could-learn-from-vipassana/

We seem to determine our happiness by comparing our lives to our peers. These comparisons lead to competition. Competition can lead to jealousy, anger, conflict, and division. It seems like human n…

Students tell me that we live in a selfish world where everyone only cares about themselves. They conclude that if every...
03/02/2023

Students tell me that we live in a selfish world where everyone only cares about themselves. They conclude that if everyone else is only looking out for themselves, the only path forward is to do the same. They know this will add to the decline of society, but they don't know what to do about it. It's as if being kind and caring about the community is the stupid play because it will lead to you being taken advantage of....

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Students tell me that we live in a selfish world where everyone only cares about themselves. They conclude that if everyone else is only looking out for themselves, the only path forward is to do t…

With all the intellectual quarreling about different religions and philosophies, I was drawn to the universal nature of ...
02/23/2023

With all the intellectual quarreling about different religions and philosophies, I was drawn to the universal nature of Vipassana. Regardless of your background or beliefs, observing the breath and scanning the body while living a moral life seems to help everyone reduce their agitation. These components of Buddha's teachings - sila, samadhi, panna - seem to be universal and are easy to explain....

http://livingvipassana.com/2023/02/23/unconditional-love-not-liberation/

With all the intellectual quarreling about different religions and philosophies, I was drawn to the universal nature of Vipassana. Regardless of your background or beliefs, observing the breath and…

Societies connection to unconditional love is diminishing. Simply meditating two hours a day and surrendering to dhamma ...
02/16/2023

Societies connection to unconditional love is diminishing. Simply meditating two hours a day and surrendering to dhamma has not produced the changes in my life and community that I've been hoping for. Meditation helps me purify my mind and eliminate the anger, fear, and greed. This helps me to personally grow in unconditional love, but it doesn't seem to impact others very much....

http://livingvipassana.com/2023/02/16/balancing-hiking-meditation-and-friendship/

Societies connection to unconditional love is diminishing. Simply meditating two hours a day and surrendering to dhamma has not produced the changes in my life and community that I’ve been ho…

In the process of surrendering, I forgot how to motivate myself and others. While avoiding the destructive competitivene...
01/19/2023

In the process of surrendering, I forgot how to motivate myself and others. While avoiding the destructive competitiveness of our society, I lost my own motivation to grow and influence positive change. There is a deeper truth discovered through meditation that is difficult for others to see. People do need to come to dhamma in their own time with their own paramis....

http://livingvipassana.com/2023/01/19/strength-in-dhamma/

In the process of surrendering, I forgot how to motivate myself and others. While avoiding the destructive competitiveness of our society, I lost my own motivation to grow and influence positive ch…

Baby Hannah is 10-weeks-old! William is almost 3-years-old, and loving being a big brother. We enjoyed the family cocoon...
01/15/2023

Baby Hannah is 10-weeks-old! William is almost 3-years-old, and loving being a big brother. We enjoyed the family cocoon we created over the holidays, but then it was time for Maria and me to return to work. Life is busy and it's easy to get caught up in the daily minutia, but we want to do better. We want to push into community with love and strength to forge deep and vibrant connections....

http://livingvipassana.com/2023/01/15/a-community-for-our-dhamma-family/

Baby Hannah is 10-weeks-old! William is almost 3-years-old, and loving being a big brother. We enjoyed the family cocoon we created over the holidays, but then it was time for Maria and me to retur…

Balancing inward growth and outward growth is challenging. There are certainly benefits to shutting everything down for ...
11/03/2022

Balancing inward growth and outward growth is challenging. There are certainly benefits to shutting everything down for 10+ days to practice Vipassana. By slowly releasing agitating emotions, we become more open, peaceful, and compassionate. We start to understand ourselves more deeply while opening the door for deeper and more meaningful relationships. Unfortunately, just like when you start talking on Metta Day, engaging in relationships has risks....

http://livingvipassana.com/2022/11/03/balancing-social-connection-and-goenka-vipassana/

Balancing inward growth and outward growth is challenging. There are certainly benefits to shutting everything down for 10+ days to practice Vipassana. By slowly releasing agitating emotions, we be…

Eight years ago, Maria and I got engaged with the intention to raise a dhamma family. The volition to sit two hours a da...
10/28/2022

Eight years ago, Maria and I got engaged with the intention to raise a dhamma family. The volition to sit two hours a day together and the volition to raise children together seemed to be in conflict. We dreamed about being part of a community of meditators that could support our family and our practice. This vision pushed us to leave North Carolina where we both attended graduate school and help start Dhamma Pubbananda, the new Goenka Vipassana Meditation Center in Delaware....

http://livingvipassana.com/2022/10/28/a-goenka-dhamma-community-for-my-family/

Eight years ago, Maria and I got engaged with the intention to raise a dhamma family. The volition to sit two hours a day together and the volition to raise children together seemed to be in confli…

I'm a practical dreamer. I like to fantasize about the outstanding possibilities for humanity, and I'm willing to confro...
08/17/2022

I'm a practical dreamer. I like to fantasize about the outstanding possibilities for humanity, and I'm willing to confront the big challenges the prevent stand in the way. Recently, it has been extremely difficult to curate an optimistic vision with so many barriers. The fundamental challenge we're facing is the division. Twenty-five years ago, we felt like a united country with two political parties with different views of how to elevate the United States....

http://livingvipassana.com/2022/08/17/lets-start-from-scratch/

I’m a practical dreamer. I like to fantasize about the outstanding possibilities for humanity, and I’m willing to confront the big challenges the prevent stand in the way. Recently, it …

As I prepare for my 8th year of teaching high school science, I once again ponder the message I want to share with my st...
08/14/2022

As I prepare for my 8th year of teaching high school science, I once again ponder the message I want to share with my students to inspire their dreams. Our communities continue to be divided, and without a vision to unite our efforts, it's difficult to get teenagers to invest in the future. We push kids towards individual success, encouraging them to outperform their peers in academics, sports, and socially, and this adds to the volume of greed, fear, and anger driving their lives....

http://livingvipassana.com/2022/08/14/modeling-a-united-community/

As I prepare for my 8th year of teaching high school science, I once again ponder the message I want to share with my students to inspire their dreams. Our communities continue to be divided, and w…

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