April 15, 2026
Reflections on the Lake of Mind
Reflexiones en el lago de la mente
A meditation session using the metaphor of a still lake to explore how thoughts and sensations are reflections of mind rather than fundamental reality. The dialogues investigate the overview effect as a parallel to awakening, the paradox of insignificance and preciousness, and whether anything in the mind truly moves. A detailed inquiry examines the nature of attention, belief, and the illusion of mental movement through the analogy of still images in a movie projector.
meditation
Reflections on the Lake of Mind
A gentle invitation to notice how the mind reflects on experience and to meet even discomfort with open curiosity rather than struggle.
dialogue
The Overview Effect and the Preciousness of Life
A reflection on the astronauts' experience of seeing Earth from space, and how it parallels the simultaneous insignificance and preciousness discovered in awakening.
dialogue
The Ghost Under the Bed
A question about whether life takes care of itself, and whether that includes providing what each person needs to awaken, leads to a wide-ranging exploration of perspectives, the beauty of ignorance, and why we fear looking at what causes our suffering.
dialogue
The Edge of Mind
A student explores the subtle difference between moving toward sensation and simply allowing what is already present, leading to an investigation of whether anything in the mind truly moves at all.
dialogue
Nothing Moves
A student describes a growing recognition of something utterly still beneath all movement and change. The teacher clarifies the subtle trap of turning that recognition into a "thing" and cautions against letting any realization become a fixed perspective.