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Going with the Flow

And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.

As You Like It, Act II, Scene 1.
A simple guide to essence of meditation

Going with the Flow is a practical guide to the key elements of meditation:
  • ​Stillness: Training the mind to focus, softening and opening the heart, and cultivating deep states of meditative absorption.
  • Clarity: Exploring our subjective experience to see who and what we are with ever-greater acuity through inquiry, investigation and awareness.
  • Presence: Bringing our meditative skills off the cushion and into everyday life through embodiment, flow and intuition.

This is a personal book, not tied to any established tradition, and grounded in modern science; you'll find no gods or magic here. Rather, my aim is to make powerful, transformative meditation practices available to all, and in particular to those who find the archaic language and pre-modern world views of many meditation traditions to be a barrier to entry. Along the way, I'll share my own experiences with these techniques - not because I'm the greatest meditator ever to have lived, but because it can help to see how these practices play out for real (and what it looks like when things don't run so smoothly!).

​You can download Going with the Flow in a variety of e-book formats from this website. Alternatively, if you'd like a physical copy, you can order one from the Lulu store.

Going with the Flow is offered freely. (The cost of the physical copy only covers production costs, and the e-books are completely free.) If you'd like to make a donation, please use the PayPal button at the bottom of this page. All donations are gratefully received.
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  • Home
  • Approaches to meditation
    • Beginners
    • Mindfulness >
      • Introduction
      • Video course
      • Practising mindfulness
    • Early Buddhism >
      • Introduction
      • Jhana
      • Insight practice
      • Brahmaviharas
      • In Buddha's Wake
    • Zen >
      • Introduction
      • Koans
      • Silent Illumination
      • Energy practices
      • Resting in the Unborn
    • The Essence of Meditation >
      • Introduction
      • Stillness
      • Clarity
      • Presence
      • Going with the Flow
  • Teaching
  • Resources
    • Articles >
      • Index of articles
      • Writings
    • Books >
      • Beginners: Pathways of Meditation
      • Zen: Resting in the Unborn
      • Early Buddhism: In Buddha's Wake
      • Essence of Meditation: Going with the Flow
    • Audio
    • Mailing list