Cultivating skillful states of mind like metta needn’t be a gargantuan struggle. It can be easier than it sometimes appears.

What is the recipe for a very skilled mind? We discuss a list of factors that one must practice in order for developing a skilled mind.

Here we discuss how we can combine different teachings and practices and philosophical ideas to create one’s own Dharma practice

Exploring different flavors of metta.

Exploring the role of vigilance in cultivating skillful states of mind.

Exploring the relationship between metta, courage and confidence.

Contemplation of HH The Dalai Lama’s advice on how to choose a practice to undertake based on one’s state of mind

Contemplation some ideas on working with the addicted mind.

Exploring the role of location and the visual sense in determining one’s capacity to be productive.

A discussion on Prajnaparamita and how I’d like to use it to develop my own discipline.

Use metta in your daily interactions with your grumpy friends.

A paragraph on how joy becomes subtler and tends towards equanimity.

Practice metta at your own pace, in a gentle, playful manner. Wise advice from Ajahn Achalo.

The push and pull between wise counsel from Buddhist teachers, and the narrow prison of habitual thoughts is explored here.

Immerse yourself in loving-kindness, and this will lead to a peace that surpasses all understanding.

Here we discuss the value of repetition in forming habits.

Here we discuss right attitude as taught by Ajahn Sona, a Theravada Buddhist teacher.