In past newsletters, I have written on how to cultivate a calm, settled mind (Pali: Samatha) through Mindfulness. The object of Mindfulness I have written about has been associated with physical sensation in our bodies like the sensation/movement produced...

When I first started reading and practicing meditation on my own, I was under the impression that it had very little to do with connecting with my physical body and everything to do with connecting with my mind.  In...