From over fifteen years of sharing her understanding of Buddhist concepts
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“I am awake” — Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama must have looked particularly radiant the day someone asked him if he was a divine being. Not surprising, given that he was fresh off a solo retreat. After six years of following the ascetic path and mastering every kind of meditative practice and self-denial technique, he thought there had to be a better…
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No Mo FOMO 4 U
FOMO. If you don’t know what that is, notice if the not knowing makes you feel like you’re missing out. Because that’s exactly what it is: Fear Of Missing Out. FOMO is the craving to be in the know by seeking out every news story, getting every alert, checking email, texts and social media obsessively.…
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Standing rooted under the overstory
Inspired by Richard Power’s book The Overstory, meditation teacher and poet Stephanie Noble senses our deep interconnection.
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The Art of Living in Limbo
Why do people who meditate seem to be able to weather the storms of life better than those who don’t?
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The gift I open anew each morning
Class this week fell on my birthday, and since current conditions are such that other kinds of celebration are off the table, I decided to teach and enjoy the Zoom company of my sweet sangha sisters. I’m so glad I did! It turned out one of them had her birthday the same day, and another…
STEPHANIE NOBLE 