March 15, 2014 | 49 min.

The Unsurpassed Happiness of Insight and Liberation

Shaila Catherine

"What will it take for us to stop grasping hold of things we already know are not ours? Contemplating impermanence is not a depressing experience of loss, and it should not produce feelings of insecurity. The contemplation of impermanence instead leads to non-attachment, and this non-attachment is peaceful. It's the peace that comes with liberation, the peace of a free mind. Trust your capacity to be with the truth of things—to see the impermanence of all things and be unshaken by it."

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March 15, 2014 | 49 min.

The Unsurpassed Happiness of Insight and Liberation

Shaila Catherine

"What will it take for us to stop grasping hold of things we already know are not ours? Contemplating impermanence is not a depressing experience of loss, and it should not produce feelings of insecurity. The contemplation of impermanence instead leads to non-attachment, and this non-attachment is peaceful. It's the peace that comes with liberation, the peace of a free mind. Trust your capacity to be with the truth of things—to see the impermanence of all things and be unshaken by it."

May 28, 2013 | 39 min.

I-Making and Mine-Making Constructing Self

Shaila Catherine

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May 28, 2013 | 39 min.

I-Making and Mine-Making Constructing Self

Shaila Catherine

August 22, 2003 | 36 min.

Distraction and the Nature of Mind

Shaila Catherine

Distraction and concentration are two expressions of how our attention is aimed, and it is our attitude to what’s happening that determines our distractibility. Anything can catch our attention and be the place of fixation. With mindfulness we return to present awareness, releasing any judgment or urge to control the moment, to fix or change what’s happening. We simply rest in the experience with clear awareness, with a heart that’s spacious, cultivating a nonjudgmental attitude to all that arises, experiencing the present moment with clarity and wisdom.

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August 22, 2003 | 36 min.

Distraction and the Nature of Mind

Shaila Catherine

Distraction and concentration are two expressions of how our attention is aimed, and it is our attitude to what’s happening that determines our distractibility. Anything can catch our attention and be the place of fixation. With mindfulness we return to present awareness, releasing any judgment or urge to control the moment, to fix or change what’s happening. We simply rest in the experience with clear awareness, with a heart that’s spacious, cultivating a nonjudgmental attitude to all that arises, experiencing the present moment with clarity and wisdom.