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Category: Seven Factors of Awakening

January 18, 2019 Mary Oliver / meditation / Seven Factors of Awakening / three characteristics / three marks / three poisons

What keeps us from awakening?

At the very center of the graphic chart of all the Buddhist teachings are the Three Marks of Existence: anicca,

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December 15, 2018 delusion / meditation / Seven Factors of Awakening

It’s so easy to see other people’s delusions!

The definition of awakening (or enlightenment) is ending greed, aversion and delusion — The Three Poisons. It’s pretty easy to

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December 1, 2018 cause of suffering / enlightenment / meditation / Seven Factors of Awakening / three poisons

The pursuit of enlightenment: One more thing to let go of

One of my students said that the least interesting thing to her in the study of Buddhism is enlightenment. ‘That’s

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November 2, 2018 coping / equanimity / meditation / Seven Factors of Awakening

More than just coping with it all

Doesn’t it seem like just when things can’t get any worse, they do? This week in the United States has been

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October 5, 2018 Buddha / concentration / meditation practice / Seven Factors of Awakening / Siddhartha

You can focus like Siddhartha under the ficus

Twenty-six hundred years ago, under a tree, a seeker named Siddhartha Gautama sat in meditation, determined not to stop meditating

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September 14, 2018 concentration / Five Hindrances / meditation / Seven Factors of Awakening

A fun way to learn to focus

When we sit in meditation, the untrained mind naturally runs amok. No fault there. We live in a culture of

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September 1, 2018 Mark Coleman / meditation / Seven Factors of Awakening / tranquility

Beyond meditation :: Doors to tranquility

  In our ongoing exploration of the Seven Factors of Awakening, we’ve been looking at the factor of Tranquility, which

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August 25, 2018 activism / engaged buddhism / letting go / meditation / politics / Seven Factors of Awakening / tranquility

When things fall apart

“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.” – W. B. Yeats, ‘Second Coming’ Even when our personal lives are satisfactory,

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August 10, 2018 meditation / peace / relaxation / Seven Factors of Awakening / tranquility

Tranquility? What is that?

In our investigation of the Seven Factors of Awakening, we arrive at Tranquility. Ahhhh. The word has such a sense

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June 30, 2018 meditation / Seven Factors of Awakening / three refuges

Overview :: Seven Factors of Awakening

Like many Western insight meditation teachers, I share the Buddha’s teachings as I understand them, but don’t always refer by

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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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