Mindfulness Meditation (For Everyday Life)

the path of right understanding, the path of the wheel
of truth (Dharma). Tao and Dharma also mean the
way things are, the law that governs all of existence
and non-existence. All events, whether we see them
on the surface as good or bad, are fundamentally in
harmony with the Tao. It is our job to learn to
perceive this underlying harmony, and to live and
make decisions in accord with it. Yet, frequently, it is
not exactly clear what the right way is, which leaves
plenty of room for free will and principled action, and
also for tension and controversy, to say nothing of
getting lost entirely.
When we practice meditation, we are really
acknowledging that in this moment, we are on the
road of life. The path unfolds in this moment and in
every moment while we are alive. Meditation is more
rightly thought of as a "Way" than as a technique. It is
a Way of being, a Way of living, a Way of listening, a
Way of walking along the path of life and being in
harmony with things as they are. This means in part
acknowledging that sometimes, often at very crucial
times, you really have no idea where you are going or
even where the path lies. At the same time, you can
very well know something about where you are now
(even if it is knowing that you are lost, confused,
enraged, or without hope). On the other hand, it often
happens that we can become trapped into believing