A practical exploration of wise effort as a balanced, sustainable path: “not too tight and not too loose.” Gullu looks at the effort it takes to begin practice (and the conditions that can support and inspire that effort, including nibbidā and saṁvega), as well as how to cultivate the mind over time through the Four Wise Efforts, offered here with the acronym PACE: P — Preventing unwholesome states from arising A — Abandoning unwholesome states that have arisen C — Cultivating wholesome states E — Extending (sustaining) wholesome states

Deep Welcome, Reflections on Retreat and Metta Practice

Guided meditation with an emphasis on simplicity, relaxation, and continuity of awareness. Additional reflections on walking meditation and practicing in all postures and during all daily activities

Establishing mindfulness in the body with gentle continuity. Finding an anchor for attention to support the development of collectedness.

How does loving-kindness infuse every dimension of the path? Drawing from a sweat-drenched pilgrimage around Shikoku's 88 temples, Devon explores metta not as a single technique but as a way of life woven through the Eightfold Path — from wise intention and ethical attunement, through generosity and letting go, to the boundless radiance of the brahmaviharas. Along the way, we discover how metta practice can open into concentration, healing, and even emptiness itself, and how the original instructions invite us simply to fill our bodies and the whole world with a field of care.

Samadhi is related to a variety of supportive mindstates, as seen in the lists that include samadhi.