Dharma explorations by Stephanie Noble

From over fifteen years of sharing her understanding of Buddhist concepts

  • Unveiling‌ ‌::‌ ‌Sensing the air‌ ‌element‌ ‌

    Unveiling‌ ‌::‌ ‌Sensing the air‌ ‌element‌ ‌

    On‌ ‌retreat‌ ‌at‌ ‌Spirit‌ ‌Rock‌ in the dark of ‌an‌ ‌autumn‌ ‌morning,‌ ‌I‌ ‌woke‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌ring ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌bell‌ ‌being dinged again and again as it was carried through the‌ ‌dormitory‌ ‌hall.‌ The sound waves traveled through my door and into my ears. ‌Time to ‌get‌ ‌up! Nooo! The‌ ‌air‌ ‌under‌ ‌my‌ ‌blanket‌ ‌was…

  • Unveiling :: Sensing the fire element

    Unveiling :: Sensing the fire element

    The third in a series of meditations on the elements, this deep exploration of fire gives a powerful sense of aliveness and interconnection.

  • Unveiling :: Sensing the water element

    Unveiling :: Sensing the water element

    I woke Thursday morning to a strange sound. It was coming from the bathroom skylight. Was it a drone? A steady alarm from a distance? No! The skylight was automatically closing. I went to see, looked up, and there were raindrops on the glass! Raindrops!   Wow! Rain! I stepped outside and felt the drops. Not…

  • Unveiling :: Sensing the earth element

    Unveiling :: Sensing the earth element

    A guided meditation in the Insight meditation tradition offers the opportunity to discovery a deeper connection to all that is.

  • Unveiling :: Imagination and creativity

    Unveiling :: Imagination and creativity

    The metaphor of veils and creativity are explored in this dharma post.