Category: Thoughts

Stop trying so hard

“The next message you need is always right where you are.” — Ram Dass Meditation is where you get out of incessant trying.  There is a part of us that is constantly trying.  Trying to accomplish something.  Trying to do this.  Trying to do that.  It’s exhausting. Meditation is about getting into a state of […]

Meditation: Journeying

A 24 minute meditation.  A journey of release and renewal.  A journey inside your own universe of possibilities. Meditation by Charles Robinson, recorded live on Wednesday November 21, 2012. The Music is “Statia” and “Homework” by Gurdonark, generously shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license and posted for all to enjoy on dig.cc.mixter

Writing Life with a Typewriter

“Perfection is my enemy.” — Francesca Battistelli Charles sent me this ESPN video because I wrestle with writing, trying to get the writing to match what I intend, what I want to communicate.  Trying to get it “perfect,” so to speak. The most obvious problem with perfection is that it’s always out of reach.  There’s […]

Making the Best of Bad Meditation

There are many definitions of meditation, but my favorite is this: stopping thought without falling asleep. I remember a story Ram Dass told of how he went to study meditation in a remote Buddhist monastery somewhere in Asia.  They were very strict there. They sat in meditation all day every day, day after day, except […]