One cannot be fully alert of two things at once. Reading a book, would be a distraction from what is happening with one's own body at that time. Seriously? By that logic one would never read a book... Or do absolutely anything for that matter. :sage: no reading while on the toilet! Pay attention to...

Hello, I have often wondered this myself. Meditation was what introduced me to Buddhism in the first place, but I was finding no real progress even with a steady practice. Not only was my poor conduct wiping out any mental calm I had gathered, it made it much more difficult to settle my mind during ...

Hello, just wanted to chime in. I stopped drinking at 18, much before I encountered Buddhism. At that age, there was a lot of pressure from my friends to drink. One of my friends even used to get angry at me because I wouldn't drink at her parties. But, as I got older and did not change my stance, t...

It's quite common. I've been struggling with back tension for the past year. Before it was tension + aversion (which was intense pain), now its just tension. I think it's one of those habit patterns that will be resolved through long term practice.

I'm SO excited to read this.

Apple watch .. why do people use it .. to read sms using their watch and tell time using their cell phone. What a sad day for humanity. I'm waiting for the day (I'm sure it's happened) when I see a group of young people eating lunch together. All of them are on their phones, checking texts, no one ...

Hello, I have been trying to seriously keep the precepts these last few months and I have seen many positive changes. However, I have recently been coming into contact with situations that are putting me in moral turmoil. One example: My parents stream content that is from a third-party app that is ...

Hello, I have recently began following instructions straight from the anapanasati sutta, and would like to ask for a few clarifications. I am only following the first two instructions so far, namely: "[1] Breathing in long, he discerns, 'I am breathing in long'; or breathing out long, he discer...