The Practice of Concentration

The practice of concentration (samadhi) trains the mind’s capacity for being present in the moment, thus augmenting our ability to bring wise attention to bear as much as possible on the experience.

The Moon Itself

The human mind has the tendency to manufacture concepts and beliefs in relationship to things that are inherently transcendental. This often leads us to suffer the old curse of “mistaking the finger pointing to the moon for the moon itself.” The cause of this mistaken perception is the ego, since the ego’s only occupation is to sustain its flimsy existence or world of illusion. It always tries its best to create hindrances to the realization of truth.