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,
Category: 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
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
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
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
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
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
When things fall apart
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.” – W. B. Yeats, ‘Second Coming’ Even when our personal lives are satisfactory,
Tranquility? What is that?
In our investigation of the Seven Factors of Awakening, we arrive at Tranquility. Ahhhh. The word has such a sense
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
