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...
by Neil McKinlay | Jul 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
I recently transcribed a talk given in the Online Gatherings on Tuesday May 27, 2025. When introducing this in a small ebook, I noted that while it is true I gave this talk, it is not wholly accurate to say I created it.The Online Gatherings came into being in the...
by Neil McKinlay | Jul 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our basic nature – that innate wellspring of brilliance in our lives – shows up in many ways. In the sudden clarity with which we see a situation. In the heart opening tenderness with which we receive the suffering of another. In our sometimes quiet...
by Neil McKinlay | Jun 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
We never know what will arise during our Saturday conversations in the Online Gatherings. We begin with one of five possible ‘launch pad’ topics and go from there. Sometimes we stay ‘on topic’. Sometimes we wander into distant landscapes of...
