OCEAN IN A TEACUP: Neil Selden, Therapist, Meditation Teacher – and Playright
Neil Selden, who has worked as a therapist/counselor for over fifty and been at IPG for over twenty, is…
Pieces of My Heart: Meditations and Reflections by Neil Selden
Playing in the Unmind of Oneness by Neil Selden
I grow a poem, not much dripping yesterday’s kindness, even less tomorrow’s crimes, though all our memories are interchangeable treasures,…
Poems by Neil Selden 1/11/2012
On Dharma Skis Last night's dreams forgotten, Standing on the mountain of my morning meditation, every day, I launch myself…
The Eight Verses of Thought Training, Part One
"It could be said that The Eight Verses for Training the Mind contains the entire essence of the Buddha's teachings…
MY TRANSFORMATIONAL CANDY STORE
“Let the grass grow through you; cherish the wild inside you.” — Robert McCrea Imbrie “To study the Way is…
SEEKING A TEACHER
“Follow without hesitation, those who are the possessors of love, you shall surely achieve your good. Follow only those who…
For Andre: BEING EVERYBODY, GOING EVERYWHERE
“Laugh at your own suffering, and weep for the grief of others.” — Thakur “The deeper that sorrow carves into our…
A LETTER TO PEMA
Ah, dear, dear Pema Chodron (or whatever your name was when you were growing up in the Big Apple, where I…
WANDERING MIND
“The ability to think about what is not happening is a cognitive achievement that comes at an emotional cost.” —…
Hello, Ego! A Meditation-Poem by Neil Selden
How easily the ego enriches delusion bitches at what is itches for what is not pitches its tent in the…