Dark Shadow

This is something that came to me after my meditation this morning. I put it out on Twitter, part by part, until I realized that it's a poem. I gave it a name:... DARK SHADOW... Even in tonglen... I cannot escape my Shadow.... Whenever the bliss hits,... The darkness comes next....... Read More

How does tonglen work?

I thought that my tonglen meditation would bring peace and understanding, when I was doing it for a woman who misunderstood me on a fasting web site. Instead, after I posted my notes about it, I was kicked out of the support group, my account was deleted, and she sent me some very... Read More

Tonglen Experience

I have just had some amazing experience during my tonglen meditation.... Lately, I joined a fasting network group. I do regular water fasts, and when I found a group of people on the Internet who did it together, I decided to make a three-day group water fast with them. Since I... Read More