Being Kind to Ourselves Is Not Selfish
“The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism but to study ourselves.” – Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen
Category: Buddhism
Naming Our Poisons
The Buddha taught of the three poisons, the mental states that manifest in unskillful action and cause us and those
Taking Refuge, Taking Root
At the beginning of a silent Buddhist retreat we ‘take refuge.’ This is a moment of deepening and clarifying our
Spacious Speech
What does the word ‘spacious’ add to our understanding of Wise or Right Speech?It creates space for a gentle loving
The Five Precepts – Intrinsic to Right, Wise or Spacious Action
We’ve been exploring the Action aspect of the Buddha’s Eightfold Path, with the specific focus of how using the word
Eightfold Path: Spacious Effort
Imagine a bird soaring in the sky, held aloft by the air currents. Spacious effort is like that. Out of
Eightfold Path: Spacious Intention
In our last exploration of the Eightfold Path two years ago, I said that Right or Wise Intention is the
On Retreat
I am off to Spirit Rock for a ten night Thanksgiving retreat, so I posted the gratitude dharma talk early,
The Problem with ‘Positive Thinking’
We have been talking for a while about the freedoms that arise naturally out of the simple daily practice of
Freed from the Fortress
We have been looking at the freedom that rises out of the regular practice of meditation. These are not things
