From over fifteen years of sharing her understanding of Buddhist concepts
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Breaking News Breaking Your Heart?
If you feel worse for having watched the news, it’s not necessarily because the world’s going to hell in a hand-basket. It may be your brain saying ‘Give me a break!’ As concerned citizens of the world, we recognize our responsibility to stay informed, to understand the issues that face our society today. But we…
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Whoa! or Wow! or Whatever!
It’s said that newborn babies lack object permanence so when something is gone it’s gone from their minds as well. Maybe we all lack object permanence because we recognize only the most obvious portion of the continuum of life. We see birth and death as the beginning and end. Beyond that, we may have strong…
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Making room for your own inner wisdom
My primary interest has always been in helping people access their own inner wisdom. The regular practice of meditation — sensing in, following the breath — creates space for that inner wisdom to be heard, but it’s helpful to actively invite it in. So this week I initiated a variation on our class format, incorporating…
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All thanks to Gavin?
This week I didn’t teach meditation because I had an appointment to renew my driver’s license. This is a necessary life event that’s hard not to dread — all that dreary standing in line and then sItting around in the crowded DMV office waiting for your number to be called, having your papers shuffled through…
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What I’ve been reading lately
Reviews of a few books I highly recommend.
STEPHANIE NOBLE 