The Translucent View

Share   Here is a passage from my book Leap Before You Look. Become aware of the movement of the breath. Without trying to change it in any way, Watch the breath come in. Just before the in-breath turns into the out-breath, Notice the small gap. Then watch the breath go all the way out. [...]

Share When I first learned meditation back in 1971, it was motivated more by despair than devotion to any ideal.  I was born into an unusually unhappy family, and by the time I reached my teen years it was obvious that I had to do something different to avoid suicide or going crazy — both [...]

Share Here is a passage from my book The Translucent Revolution. Maria attended one of our retreats a few years ago. Now in her fifties, she has been practicing meditation, which she had learned from a well-known Indian guru, for more than thirty years. She had a very calm, empty, silent presence. She dressed in [...]

Share This is a practice from my 2008 book Leap Before You Look. Find a place in nature Where you can go every day. If you live in a city, It could be a park or even a flowerbed, But if you live near a forest, like we do, Step into the wild outdoors. Sit [...]

Share I just finished leading five exquisite days of silent retreat for a group here in Nevada City.  I am bursting with excitement to share with you the fruits of this adventure, and, at the same time, at a loss for words to talk about five days where there were no words. Silence has always [...]