Depression and the Great Eastern Sun

Relating to one’s own state of mind, and to the personal experience of depression, can lead to feeling bad about feeling bad. Can we relate directly to our own sadness and melancholy all the while knowing that we are basically good and primordially free?

Matthew Parkinson, MA, LPC has been a practitioner in the Shambhala tradition for the past 14 years. Matthew teaches meditation within Shambahala centers as well as in his private practice as a mindfulness-based psychotherapist. He lives in Asheville, NC with his wife and 1-year-old son.