From over fifteen years of sharing her understanding of Buddhist concepts
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Mainstream Media Discovers Meditation
Wow! Over the past few months the major American media outlets have really started noticing what a huge difference meditation makes in the lives of those who practice it regularly. In the past months there has been a Time Magazine cover article, a 60 Minutes television segment, then a NBC news story on the difference…
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We’re All Fired Up!
In the First Foundation of Mindfulness the Buddha taught about the elements — earth, air, fire, water — in a way that helped his students understand their own nature. It is said that he gave a whole lesson about the elements to his son Rahula when he sensed that the young man was being a…
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Gratitude & Generosity in an Infinite Loop
On our cultural calendar we have a day of giving thanks, feeling gratitude, followed by a season of giving and being generous. It strikes me how natural the flow is in this arrangement. When we feel grateful and count our blessings, high among them is usually the people we love – our family and friends. The…
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Please Don’t Call It ‘Turkey Day’!
In class this week, we discussed what deep gratitude means to us. I suggested that it is a ballast in our being. The way a sailboat has ballast that keeps it from turning over though it leans in the wind, when we are deeply grateful for this present moment, whatever is occurring, rather than being…
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What Can We Learn From Water?
On a rare rainy day in these parts these days, we do a meditation on water. Coming in from the moist air we settle in to notice the dampness of our eyes, mouth and palms, as well as the fluids that flow within us. The human body is 67% water, but how often do…
STEPHANIE NOBLE 