From over fifteen years of sharing her understanding of Buddhist concepts
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The Middle Way: Working with Neurological Diversity
Continuing our discussion of the Middle Way, we recognized that there is no one Middle Way for everyone. Rick Hanson’s book Buddha’s Brain talks about neurological diversity, the wide range of tendencies of temperament we were born with, influenced by our culture and life experiences. Understanding this natural variation provides us with the opportunity to…
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Middle Way – Discussion
Last week I talked about The Middle Way. This week we had a discussion, so that together we could find what the Middle Way is for us. Here are some of the questions I posed. As you read this post, answer them for yourself. You might want to reread the last post to refresh your…
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The Middle Way
On our pilgrimage to the sites of the Buddha’s life, we talked a bit about the Middle Way. So, thoughts about it have come up for me a number of times these past few weeks. As I talk to friends and relatives, I see this undercurrent of seeking balance, finding the Middle Way in all…
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Pilgrimage: Kusinara/Kushinagar
The final stop on our four week pilgrimage is the place where the Buddha died, the place of his parinirvana, the final nirvana which occurs upon the death of the body of an awakened being. Shown here is the reclining Buddha statue at the Mahaparinirvana Temple.He died in the small town of Kushinagar or Kusinara…
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Pilgrimage: Sarnath
We have been on an imaginary pilgrimage to the places where the Buddha was born and became enlightened. Our pilgrimage continues this week to Sarnath, also known as Sarnātha, the deer park where the newly enlightened Siddhartha gave his first talk. Sarnath is located in northeastern India in the Utter Pradesh province. The Buddha went…
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