Category Archives: Kick Ass Dharma

Shinzen Young On Lucid Dreaming and The Five Ways

I’ve been applying Shinzen Young’s Five Ways approach to my meditation practice for almost a year now and all I can say is that I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of it. It had dramatically improved my sitting meditation, relieved my migraine headaches, made me consistent with my open practice, and most importantly, it [...]

Shinzen Young On Enlightenment

Har-Prakash Khalsa, an online buddy and a fellow student of Shinzen Young, finally decided to blog his heart out. Nice! Welcome to the blogosphere, bro. *Fist bump* His very first blog post is his awesome interview with Shinzen on the subject of enlightenment. Here’s an excerpt.
Har-Prakash Khalsa – Given that, in your own [...]

Charles Tart on the Science of Meditation

If you think you know what meditation is, think again. Here’s Charles Tart’s lecture on the science of meditation. Go and watch the 9-part video and do away with whatever limited views you may have on the nature of meditation.