Category Archives: Meditation

Chet’s been meditating since 1980, and he’ll use this category to share what he’s learned about meditation in the past 25+ years.

What is the Way?

Posted on July 13, 2009 by admin

For this week’s meditation, we turn to one of the classic Zen masters, Huang Po, who tells us… Q: What is the Way and how must it be followed? A: What sort of “thing” do you suppose the Way to … Continue reading →

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Alan Watts Meditation

Posted on July 5, 2009 by admin

For this week”s meditation, we turn to American Zen master Alan Watts, who wrote… I have realized that the past and the future are real illusions, that they exist only in the present, which is what there is and all … Continue reading →

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A Music Meditation

Posted on June 24, 2009 by admin

For this week”s meditation, we turn to the late, great jazz musician, Charlie Parker, who wrote… Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out your horn. Your life is an … Continue reading →

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How to Just Be

Posted on June 18, 2009 by admin

For this week’s meditation on how to just be, we turn an ear to Robert Linssen, author of Living Zen, who writes… Being incapable of conjugating the verb “to be,” we conjugate instead the verb “to have.” But as the … Continue reading →

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How to Do Without

Posted on June 12, 2009 by admin

For this week’s meditation on how to do without, we turn to one of my favorite Russian writers, Feodor Dostoyevsky, who keenly points out… Wealth is the number of things one can do without. I don’t know about you, but … Continue reading →

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Songbird of Peace

Posted on May 31, 2009 by admin

For this week’s meditation, we turn to an old Chinese proverb… Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a songbird will come. A songbird of peace will come to you right now. Here’s how to make it happen… … Continue reading →

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How to Be Quiet

Posted on May 22, 2009 by admin

For this week”s meditation, we once again turn East to learn from Chuang-Tzu, who wrote… As regards the quietude of the sage, he is not quiet because quietness is said to be good. He is quiet because the multitude of … Continue reading →

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A Short and Sweet Meditation

Posted on May 11, 2009 by admin

For this week’s meditation, we turn to the Tao te Ching where we learn… Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know. Take a deep breath. Hold for a second. Exhale slowly and start to focus … Continue reading →

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The Power of Small Stuff

Posted on April 21, 2009 by admin

I’m going to post a meditation every week or so in this category because meditating is one of the best things you can do to lead a healthy and happy life. To start this series off, let’s turn to the … Continue reading →

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