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"At the center of your being, you have the answer." – Lao Tzu

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Category: Eightfold Path

September 26, 2020 Eight Worldly Winds / Eightfold Path / equanimity / exhaustion / interconnection / meditation / retreat

Octopus wisdom the Buddha would approve

My Octopus Teacher on Netflix inspires a Buddhist insight meditation teacher to explore the nature of interconnection and self-care.

June 19, 2020 desire / Eightfold Path / meditation

Should I stay or should I go?

As businesses reopen we each have difficult choices. Here’s a way to evaluate our decisions from a Buddhist perspective.

May 2, 2020 challenges / death / Eightfold Path / meditation / present moment

Feeling out of control?

Stephanie shares a Buddhist story and a personal story that might help.

April 17, 2020 Buddha / Eightfold Path / listening / meditation / Wise Speech

Words weave us together or tear us apart

Sheltering in place can be like a refuge, or it can be like a pressure cooker. And one thing that

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March 6, 2020 challenges / craving / difficult person / Eightfold Path / meditation / Wise Action

It’s not the load that breaks you down

Lean Horne said “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” This dharma post explores how to handle life challenges from a wiser perspective, making wiser choices and lightening the load.

February 29, 2020 Eightfold Path / meditation / nature / people pleasing / video / Wise Action

Caught up in a people-pleasing pickle?

Some thoughts about Wise Action and all the ways we go astray. And a video of our garden in bloom!

February 22, 2020 choosing your path / Eightfold Path / empowerment / meditation / pause / Wise Action

The power of pausing

When I lead a guided meditation, I always offer the idea of cultivating a spacious field of awareness for thoughts

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February 15, 2020 cooking pot analogy / Eightfold Path / insight meditation / meditation / Wise Action / Wise Livelihood / Wise Speech

What’s that smell?

The aroma rising from something cooking occurs long after all the ingredients have been chopped, measured, mixed and heated. Yet,

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February 8, 2020 Eightfold Path / meditation / Paramis / Paramitas

Let’s spice it up!

In our Cooking Pot analogy of the Buddha’s Eightfold Path, Wise Mindfulness is what we are cooking in the pot,

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February 1, 2020 Eightfold Path / jhanas / meditation / meditation practice / Spirit Rock Meditation Center / Wise Concentration

The heart of the practice

In our ongoing exploration of the Buddha’s Eightfold Path, using the Cooking Pot Analogy that I created years ago to

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Stephanie Noble, author of 'Asking In, Six Empowering Questions Only You Can Answer', has been teaching insight meditation since 2004, and sharing her dharma posts since 2007. She serves as a board member of the Buddhist Insight Network. She is currently teaching her Thursday morning Marin Insight women's class on Zoom. Contact for an invitation.

“Stephanie is an experienced Buddhist teacher with a deep practice and a very kind heart. My meditation group is fortunate to receive the benefits of her presence and teaching.”
– Rick Hanson, PhD., N.Y. Times bestselling author of Buddha’s Brain, Hardwiring Happiness, and other books

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