What Can We Learn From Water?
On a rare rainy day in these parts these days, we do a meditation on water. Coming in from the
Category: First Foundation of Mindfulness
First Foundation of Mindfulness – Review & a Few More Thoughts
We have completed our exploration of the Buddha’s First Foundation of Mindfulness, focusing in turn on the breath, postures, contemplation
First Foundation of Mindfulness: Elements
The Buddha taught about the elements of the body: earth, air, fire and water. As we develop a sensory awareness
First Foundation of Mindfulness — Dealing with Death
Our class last Thursday was on the day between Halloween and El Día de Los Muertos, so how fortunate that we
Contemplation of the Body – First Foundation of Mindfulness
We have talked about the breath and the postures. The next traditional meditation in the First Foundation of Mindfulness is
Positions – First Foundation of Mindfulness
Last class we focused on the breath as the first aspect of the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness. This week
Breath – The First Aspect of the First Foundation of Mindfulness
In Buddhist practice we begin where we are, with what is readily available in our current experience. As we begin
