A few years ago, I and a few other Western scientists had an opportunity at informal meetings with a number[…]
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My Dedication Prayer
There is a prayer that I’ve learned in similar forms from several Tibetan Buddhist teachers. It is normally used[…]
Read moreMindfulness Workshop with Tart May 30th
UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS AT BOTTOM OF MESSAGE The folks at GlideWing.com who make this mindfulness web workshop of mine available[…]
Read moreIs Meditative Observation Fast Enough?
Is Meditative Observation Fast Enough? Charles T. Tart Initial Draft: May 11, 2015 One of my tasks as a transpersonal[…]
Read moreSamsara Sucks… But Attention/Intention Can Unstick It
March 18, 2015. This needs more expansion, refinement, editing, but since I’m going off on a meditation retreat in a[…]
Read moreMeditation: Shifting The Focus Of Vipassana From Content To Process
John Forrest Bamberger – Psychedelic Sunset 2 As mentioned in a variety of places,[…]
Read moreSome Reflections On The “Self”
Every once in a while I make some observations or have some ideas about what all this business of being[…]
Read moreCreativity? Artist with Words? Where Do Those Ideas Come From?
I carry on a rich correspondence with an older cousin, Chaz Walters, who’s an accomplished painter as well as a[…]
Read moreCan You Intend to Transcend Intention?
Friends and I have been puzzling a lot lately over the descriptions of Buddhist enlightenment as being, among other things,[…]
Read moreHow Do I Practice?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the various spiritual systems and practices I’ve been involved with over the years,[…]
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