Andrea SangiacomoMay 22, 20224 minBreath recollection (ānāpānasati): the basicsOrdinarily, attention tends to be absorbed in this or that. Or rather, it tries to be absorbed, it seeks absorption, it craves for it....
Andrea SangiacomoMay 15, 20222 minMental disobedienceMeditation is a training in mental disobedience, based on four main points: (1) Keep the context in mind. Don't focus on things, don't...
Andrea SangiacomoMay 8, 20222 minDispassion or dispassion*?The discourses of the Buddha are fond of emphasising attitudes of dispassion, weariness, absence of desire and craving, equanimity,...
Andrea SangiacomoMay 1, 20224 minAssume you’re wrongIn They Live (1988, directed by John Carpenter), the world is ruled by an invisible alien elite. Everything looks normal and fine, but it...