by Greg Zwahlen
If you’ve received meditation instruction at a Shambhala center, or at an Insight Meditation Center, a zendo, or the ID project, the very first thing you probably learned was that it is possible to look directly into your own experience, using your breath to stabilize your attention somewhat and as a jumping off point. This technique is endorsed by Śākyamuni Buddha himself, right there in the Satipatthana Sutta (Sanskrit: Smṛtyupasthāna Sūtra), so it has to be just basic, foundational Buddhism, right?
