by Neil McKinlay | Jan 12, 2021 | Daily Life, Meditation Instruction
I’ve struggled with this post.Three different drafts have been readied. There’s a sense of pushing in each of them. Too much knowing where the piece is going. Too much wanting to be something specific. As a result, not one of these feels quite right to me. Which is...
by Neil McKinlay | Nov 27, 2020 | Buddhist Teachings, Daily Life
One minute you’re here Next minute you’re gone – Bruce Springsteen, ‘One Minute You’re Here’ I used to walk downtown a lot. Sometimes for an acupuncture appointment or work meeting. On other occasions, I’d run errands or go for a cinnamon bun at Bubby Rose’s....
by Neil McKinlay | Oct 7, 2020 | Daily Life
I’ve been reading A Wonderful Creation: How the LP Saved Our Lives. Looking into what author David Hepworth affirms to be the golden age of the long-playing record (1967 to 1982; from Sergeant Pepper to Thriller), the book considers how our relationship with music...
by Neil McKinlay | Sep 1, 2020 | Meditation Instruction
I woke this morning and thought of meditation. My body was rigid with tension that had accumulated through the past several weeks, the last few months. I could feel worry grip beneath my shoulder blades, between my ribs, in the webbing of my fingers and toes. ‘Can’t...
by Neil McKinlay | Jun 9, 2020 | Buddhist Teachings, Daily Life
“This is our time to be kind…” – Dr. Bonnie Henry It took me a moment to understand what I was seeing. Certainly nothing out of the ordinary: four columns of shopping baskets, stacked and sanitized, waiting for use. At the same time, however, there was...
