As a child, Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis escaped her painful reality by daydreaming. Through meditation, she's learned to resist the urge to escape into her mind and focus on the present moment. In the Plum Village Buddhist tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, during our evening sitting meditation practice, we recite an Evening Chant: With posture upright and stable, We [...]
Three Questions for Coming Back to Now
While hiking, Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis suddenly found her mind miles ahead of her body. She offers three questions you can ask yourself to reel your running mind back to the present moment. On a recent personal retreat, I hiked into Horn Canyon in the east end of Ojai, California. Due to the severe drought, it had been years since water had flowed alongside the [...]
