“Being human is a guest house” wrote Rumi. Every day we greet new arrivals – joys, sorrows, hostilities and more; and moments of awareness too. We bow to the present moment and greet them all, be they thorns or unruly monsters like malice, shame, fear, anger or greed. Can we see them all just as they are, painful or pleasant – impermanent, not ours, not who we are? Can we let them come and go, and be grateful? Treat whatever passes through the heart as empty. After all, these are karmic messengers from beyond bearing unique spiritual gifts. For in their presence, we strengthen our practice. Wisely attentive, reflective, and aware, we are on the magnificent path of waking up.

Basic instructions on breath meditation.

Expanding beyond the breath.

Cultivating mindfulness of the body by thinking of it as composed of breath sensations.

Contemplating the blessings of birth as a human being and our capacity to awaken the gates of impermanence, karma and imperfection to wisdom.

Looking at the teaching of not-self in the context of the teaching of Karma, and not the other way around.