From over fifteen years of sharing her understanding of Buddhist concepts
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Three Supports Needed for a Balanced Happy Life
When we sit in meditation, there are three points of support: the buttocks and two knees, if sitting on a cushion on the floor, or the buttocks and two feet if sitting in a chair. This is the triangle that provides full support to sustain our practice. In Buddhism, there are three supports as well: The…
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Infinite Joy in this Finite Life
In this life each of us has only a finite number of sunrises and sunsets, even fewer full moons, even fewer splendid seasons and favorite holidays, even fewer times with a beloved child at this unique phase of their life, and even fewer moments with an elder on the verge of transition. This thought can…
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Fire! Fear and Meditation
Last night a swirl of smoke moved in from the east where forest fires are burning uncontained in multiple areas here in Northern California. The brown cloud covered the sun, turning it bright red. My mind filled with scenes of tinderbox forests and golden hillsides in towering flames as valiant firefighters work endless hours to…
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Feeling a little tense, are you?
Sometimes I find myself all tense and worried about a current situation, and I fall into the belief that once this is over I can really relax. And then it is over and I’m glad, but my body is still tense! What’s up with that? The body has a strong preference for the here and…
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Freedom is the American Way
I have never felt prouder to be an American than I do today. Most Independence Days I enjoy the parades and fireworks but am conflicted about this beloved country, how it has come to be the bully on the world’s playground. I have sometimes chosen to call this day ‘Interdependence Day’ instead, rooting for us…
STEPHANIE NOBLE 