So concentration, you should see like a craft, something that takes great endeavour and commitment to reach a state of mastery. It is a parami and our capacity for practicing concentration is one of the baselines of our mind.

We just just finished a long retreat in the mountains of the French Pyrenees which was a great success and was wonderful to be out in the surrounding pristine forest. On one of the days I sent the students off to meditate all day without coming inside. Being outside has a hugely harmonising energetic effect upon us.

Hello everyone, for this blog thought I would share a passage from my new book, The Survival Guide to Staying Conscious with a couple of audio tracks on the same subject. I hope you enjoy!

Happy new year everyone, I hope everyone is well. I have decided to try something a bit different on my blog this year and to open things up a little bit by including some commentaries on some of my teachings from my students.

Last night I watched Leonardo Di Caprio’s new documentary “Before the Flood”. At the same time the American people were voting for their new president. It made me feel that perhaps I have stood on the fence for too long.

Apologies for my relative silence over the summer period. I know I have not posted a blog for a while, but I have been busy writing. In fact I have now finished my new book “The Survival To Staying Conscious”, which I am delighted to say is now in print and available.

An excerpt from the upcoming book The Survival Guide to Staying Conscious. Taken from a discourse given in the forests of the French Pyrenees.