Category Archive: Vipassana

The Main Game of Meditation

In a culture like ours, which values excitement and novelty above most other things, a lot of people come to meditation looking for exactly that – the novelty, the new, the wow factor.… Continue reading

Essential Reading for Meditation

I found this extraordinary resource in my wanderings on the net.  It’s called Dhamma Talks.net and all of the greatest teachers of Mindfulness meditation are here … what they wrote, what they said… Continue reading

The Difference between Samatha and Vipassana Meditation Methods

Audio Course Participant’s Question: “I’ve been looking for information about Vipassana meditation and I keep noticing another method called Samatha meditation, so I’m wondering what the difference is between them.  As far as… Continue reading

The Utter Unimportance of the Meditation ‘Experience’.

Question:  “Some of my friends meditate. They do other methods and they keep telling me about all this stuff they experience. They see lights, colours and hear things, and one of them keeps… Continue reading

The Use of Mindfulness/Mental Noting in Life

This audio came out of a talk I had with a friend about mental noting, in which, she mentioned how difficult it was to remember to be mindful, and use mental noting outside… Continue reading

Depression – is there a special meditation method to deal with it

Audio Course Participant’s Question: “I suffer from depression and it’s very debilitating, to the extent that sometimes I cannot get out of bed. I’ve tried to meditate at those times but it doesn’t… Continue reading

Excema – will meditation help?

Audio Course Participant’s Question: “Hi, I suffer from eczema, and I’m wondering if meditation will help with it.” ……………………………………………………………….. Roger’s book, ‘BEING STILL – MEDITATION THAT MAKES SENSE’  is available now. Just click… Continue reading

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