by Neil McKinlay | Sep 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
In-person meditation classes recently resumed at Monterey Centre. We came together on a warm Wednesday evening to kick off another season of connection and exploration. How wonderfully affirming that our first night focused on basic brilliance.Basic brilliance (aka:...
by Neil McKinlay | Sep 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Online Gatherings has taken the summer span to practice a little bit more. At the same time, we have been remembering some of the highlights that emerged in our midst through our Winter/Spring explorations. Each week I’ve shared one such summary with the...
by Neil McKinlay | Aug 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
One never knows when and where bursts of knowing might ignite in our lives. Like an unexpected flash of lightning, they often appear out of nowhere, illuminating the landscape anew for an instant before vanishing – leaving us to sort out just what might have...
by Neil McKinlay | Aug 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Saturday in the Online Gatherings is pretty open. We spend 45 minutes in self-guided practice, then shift into a 35 minute discussion period. We have a rotating set of launch pads for these conversations; start points from which we allow ourselves to wander where we...
by Neil McKinlay | Jul 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
I have always suspected meditation brings something important into the world. Whether moved by the beauty of an unexpected moment or the challenges of this time we share, a wordless knowing has always affirmed the relevance of practice to the situation at hand. Only...
