From “I” to “We”

Samadhi

Last Sunday evening, a group of us meditated and exchanged about what the Buddha meant by the word “samadhi” — a word usually translated as “concentration.” I don’t know about you, but I dreaded the word and the state that I thought went with it. I associated concentration the kind of grim mental effort IContinue reading “Samadhi”

“‘Each one, on his own, wouldn’t be able to do it,’” said a policeman whose job it was to guard some 7 million people bathing in the icy Ganges last February, 2013. “‘They give each other strength.’” Can being with others–even in conditions of dense crowding and pollution–actually be good for our bodies, hearts, andContinue reading “From “I” to “We””