Dharma explorations by Stephanie Noble

From over fifteen years of sharing her understanding of Buddhist concepts

  • Wise Action for Wellness

    Here’s a poem for this time in the world: Contagion This is a moment whenluggage sits open on the bedwaitingwonderingwhether to be packed Threats of contagion, quarantine, lock-down This is a moment whenthe caterer’s order listsits by the phonewaitingwonderingwhether to be called in Threats of cancellation, wastage, financial risk This moment is iffy.But what moment…

  • It’s not the load that breaks you down

    Lean Horne said “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” This dharma post explores how to handle life challenges from a wiser perspective, making wiser choices and lightening the load.

  • Caught up in a people-pleasing pickle?

    Some thoughts about Wise Action and all the ways we go astray. And a video of our garden in bloom!

  • The power of pausing

    When I lead a guided meditation, I always offer the idea of cultivating a spacious field of awareness for thoughts and emotions to pass through. This allows us to notice all that arises without getting entangled. (Of course, meditation is a practice, and often we do get entangled, but then we compassionately refocus our attention…

  • What’s that smell?

    The aroma rising from something cooking occurs long after all the ingredients have been chopped, measured, mixed and heated. Yet, whether it smells delicious or stinks, it is the FIRST thing we notice.  Just so, we can see that in the Cooking Pot Analogy for the Buddha’s Eightfold Path, speech, action, and livelihood arise like…