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I'm happy to announce that because of the success of the blog thus far, I'm moving the blog to a new and better address and platform....
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"Do Nothing" as a way of Enhancing Concentration?
In the last month or two I've developed quite an affinity towards Do Nothing practice. I started exploring Do Nothing several months ago,...
Login Info Inaugural Meditation Meetup facilitated Metta Junkie- Sunday, Jan. 26 from 11AM to 12PM
I will facilitate a free online meditation meetup to talk about our progress along this beautiful path on Sunday, January 26th from 11am...
Fork in the Meditative Road - Concentration vs Insight Practices
The other day I was having an interesting conversation with fellow meditators and I realized that there's a fork in the road for those of...
MettaJunkie Facilitated Meditation Meetup on January 26th!
After several readers of my blog and various TMI redditors suggested that I facilitate a free online meditation meetup to talk about our...
Demystifying Jhana
One of my favorite meditative practices is Jhana. I typically use interval bells to divide my sits into four "quarters" of meditation....
Fruits of the Practice: Thoughts and Emotions have Become More Transparent and Less Sticky
Lately, I've been reflecting a lot on what drives me to practice. At first, I practiced to be a little less stressed and anxious. To be a...
Mindfulness may be "Effortless", but that Doesn't Mean it's "Easy"
Some teachers, like Loch Kelly, teach an approach to mindfulness and liberation that is described as "effortless" . While this brand of...
Waypoints Along the Meditative Path - Beyond the Progress of Insight and TMI Maps
Dark night? Stream Entry? Once-Returner? These sound more like terms from Dungeons and Dragons than milestones along the contemplative...
Whole Body Breathing as Technique to Achieve Single Pointed Attention
In the context of cultivating samatha, an oft-stated goal of meditators is achieving the elusive state of "single-pointed concentration"....
See/Hear/Feel Noting Technique for Deep Peace and Insights into Not-Self, Emptiness and Impermanence
Meditation teacher Shinzen Young developed a really cool noting technique that he calls see/hear/feel. In my opinion, it is a...
Enhancing Sensory Clarity by Body Scanning
A diligent meditator should strive to achieve deep levels of concentration, sharp sensory clarity, and unwavering equanimity. I've...
Jhana as a Gateway to Concentration, Insight and TMI Stage Progression
Recently, I've really taken to a meditative practice called "Jhana". In a nutshell, a Jhana is an altered state of consciousness that...
Right Speech as a Way of Cultivating both Mindfulness and Ethics in Daily Life
I want to share something that I've been doing for a couple of months now that has proved very supportive of my practice. As my...
Who am I and What is this Blog About?
My internet handle is MettaJunkie. I am an Xennial meditator who proudly belongs to the microgeneration born between the late 70's and...
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