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The phrase “contemplating his navel” is a common euphemism for meditation. It evokes an image of an overweight, bare-chested man sitting cross legged, head drooped in a meditative stupor. Someone who’s lost in thought must be wasting time. Another phrase is “navel-gazing.” Answers.com defines navel-gazing as “excessive introspection, self-absorption, or concentration on a single issue.” [...]
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Insight into Pain and Fear
To sit in meditation means to sit still and be with what arises – both physically and mentally. The idea, or one of them, is to resist the urge to move the body when discomfort arises. We’re always moving away from what is unpleasant toward what is pleasant. It’s an unconscious response that occurs all [...]
Mindfulness of Dull Mind
It is November. There is more to knowing this than looking at the calendar, seeing the changes in scenery, and feeling the changes in the atmosphere. My brain knows it on a deep physiological level. My doctor tells me it?s the pineal gland. Shaped like a tiny pine cone, it lies near the center [...]
Upasika Renewal at Abhayagiri