From over fifteen years of sharing her understanding of Buddhist concepts
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Butterfly mind knows where to find the sweetest nectar
Because this butterfly metaphor has helped me in my meditation practice, I have put together this image in the hopes that it will help you, too. Please share freely! – Stephanie
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What keeps us from awakening?
At the very center of the graphic chart of all the Buddhist teachings are the Three Marks of Existence: anicca, the impermanence of all life; anatta, no separate self; and dhukka, suffering that comes from our ongoing argument against the truth of the first two Marks. Hmm, they must be super important to be at…
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A Triad of Collusion
We have been looking at the Three Poisons, the patterns of reactivity that we humans tend to fall into, thus losing our ability to be awake to this moment. While the Poisons of aversion/hatred and greed/craving are fairly obvious to notice, it is much harder to tell when we are experiencing delusion. As I write…
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Is it true?
Byron Katie is a popular author and teacher beloved by the Buddhist community for her wise way of challenging delusion, one of the ‘three poisons’ (The other two are greed and aversion). While she has written many books and given lots of workshops for adults, it is the children’s book, Tiger Tiger, Is It True? I…
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Clock Time :: Both convenience and delusion
We are beginning our exploration of Delusion, one of The Three Poisons that keep us from awakening. (The other two are Greed and Aversion.) As we count down to midnight on New Year’s Eve, the concept of calendar and clock time seems a perfect place to start our investigation — not because we are beginning…
STEPHANIE NOBLE 