Articles

Jeff’s new articles can now be found over on his Substack community, Home Base. Each week, he writes about some aspect of life, accompanied by a short guided audio meditation on the same theme.

Trances We Have Known and Loved

Posted on October 29, 2015 | By Jeff Warren | 2 minute read
We are – Buddhist thinking goes – locked into unhelpfully narrow views of reality, meta-trances imposed by the preoccupations and formulations of our conditioning and language and culture.

Devotion

Posted on November 13, 2014 | By Jeff Warren | 1 minute read
We can start pretending, in a vaguely schizoid way, that existence / nature / whatever responds to our overtures, indeed, that the whole container is a 360-degree dance partner keeping time with your every move.

Empowering Neurodivergence: Harnessing Strengths for Success

Posted on March 4, 2025 | By Jeff Warren | 2 minute read
On Tuesday I presented to Canadian university students as part of the “Empowering Neurodiversity” series, hosted by the University of Alberta. Video of the talk has already been posted online – check it out below if you’re curious. It was a hilarious experience, at least for me. As always when I try to discuss ADHD, …... more

ADHD and Meditation

Posted on May 24, 2023 | By Jeff Warren | Less than a minute read
A big post about ADHD and meditation – a resource for ADHD folks, as well as those who wish to guide ADHD folks in meditation – will appear here within the next day or two.

Activate Your Electric Love

Posted on February 24, 2015 | By Jeff Warren | 1 minute read
If at the start it’s our own stress and unhappiness we work to address, at some point – if we’re genuinely opening – the direction of concern reverses. Energy formerly bound up in self-interest starts to get re-directed towards others.