by David McRae | Mar 16, 2015 | Meditation
“Do you know what you are doing?” It’s a common enough question in just about all fields of endeavour. It can be an insulting question and other times a helpful one. When it comes to embarking upon meditation practice do we know what we are doing?...
by David McRae | Jan 6, 2015 | Meditation
Regarding learning meditation, on the front page of this website I have written: “In the end it is YOU finding YOUR way. The teaching supports you in exploring, trying things, and ultimately trusting your experience.” Putting it in a different way one...
by David McRae | Nov 14, 2014 | Meditation
Stillness is often named and described as a key feature of meditation; physical and mental stillness. In a previous blog essay titled ‘What is Meditation’ I described meditation as “just sitting … Just sit, and then sit some more for a...
by David McRae | Nov 5, 2014 | Meditation
Taking a walk is a great thing to do for so many reasons. It can be good exercise, particularly for those not suited to more vigourous exercise. For me I often find it great ‘thinking time’. Walking can include the enjoyment of being out in a natural...
by David McRae | Oct 23, 2014 | Meditation
Gough Whitlam has died; he was a towering figure in the Aussie landscape of my very young adult years. I am sure many people of around my age, young at the time of Gough Whitlam’s prime ministership, will be having all kinds of reflections on his impact upon...
by David McRae | Oct 17, 2014 | Meditation
Stress appears to be one of the epidemics of our age. Okay, I know it is not Ebola or AIDS but it does cause a huge amount of suffering, ill-health and loss of ability to function and be productive. It has appeared on the cover of Time magazine and is prominent in...
