Joi Ito's Web: Mindfulness and deferred yak shaving
http://joi.ito.com/archives/2007/04/12/mindfulness_and_deferred_yak_shaving.html
"I figure I should probably be respectful to the spirit of the promise with the "meditation me" so that I'll continue to trust my requests for deferred yak shaving during my meditation."
substitute: Chop wood, carry water, stem chipotles, seed anchos
http://substitute.livejournal.com/1510215.html
"Mindfulness, focus, attention, process, an absence of distraction, and finally: chili paste."
i tried meditating (25 November 2005, Interconnected)
http://interconnected.org/home/2005/11/25/i_tried_meditating
Welcome to meditation, Matt. It's hard work, not working. 'After a bit more, I was just saying to myself "let it go, let it go" whenever something new came to mind, and then realising I was getting fixated on saying those words so having to let those go
Mindfulness In Plain English
http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html
"This is a meditation manual, a nuts-and-bolts, step-by-step guide to Insight meditation. It is meant to be practical. It is meant for use."