Coming home to the Four Brahmaviharas
True kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity are our natural state if we can untangle our attention from the thick blinding veils!
Category: benefits of meditation
Unveiling :: The gift of simplicity
There’s no need to learn complex choreography to dance with our veils of thought and emotion.
Unveiling :: Is the veil metaphor really Buddhist?
How the veil metaphor fits into Buddhist teachings.
I’m not very good at meditating
Meditation is not about perfection. Developing tools and techniques to help cultivate awareness and compassion is a practice with huge life benefits.
Don’t turn away
How do we cope with all that’s happening in the world, taking care of ourselves without turning away?
Why do we meditate?
So many reasons to meditate! A fun exploration.
You are not alone!
Our attachment to the idea of being separate causes us suffering. Feeling isolated, we react to the world around us in fear, defending ourselves against what we perceive as ‘other’. This dharma post helps us understand that we are not alone.
Celebrate the Harvest!
The old saying ‘you reap what you sow’ means that with every word and action in our lives, we are
Equanimity :: Holding life in an open embrace
In the last few posts of my dharma talks we have been looking at the Brahma-viharas, spacious mind-states where we
The Practice Put to the Test
In recent weeks my meditation practice was put to the test. Together with my husband and five visiting family members,
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