Inquiry series: Valuable question #2
What am I afraid of? Fear rears its ugly head again, and again. We find ourselves saying and doing things
Category: inquiry
Inquiry Series: Valuable Question #1
This is the second part in a series on inquiry. The first was a look at toxic questions we habitually
Are you asking yourself toxic questions?
FIRST OF A SERIES ON INQUIRY Inquiry is an intrinsic part of the Insight Meditation tradition. After a meditation session,
Are you imprisoned by your preferences?
In the past four posts, I’ve written about the mind states of loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity: the Brahma-viharas,
Exploring our relationship with the ‘enemy’
On especially hot days I am reminded of the summers I spent in Philadelphia when I was in my late
After meditation, gentle investigation
Investigation as an important part of the Insight Meditation experience. After the practice of meditation, chances are we have cultivated
Why I teach a women’s group
When I guest teach elsewhere people often come up to me afterwards and ask where else I teach. When I
Working with the Eightfold Path
For eight weeks we have been exploring the Buddha’s Wise Eightfold Path in order to incorporate it into our lives
Are you asking the right question?
[This is the transcript of a speech I gave this week.] When I was about eight years old we were
Wise Speech arises out of silence
Wise Speech rests in and arises out of a spacious peaceful, deeply connected silence. So I want to begin our
