From over fifteen years of sharing her understanding of Buddhist concepts
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“I’m in an abusive relationship with life.” – Homer Simpson We’ve been exploring the concept of dukkha, the suffering that can pervade our lives, or at least crops up from time to time. Dukkha is such a central concept to the Buddha’s teachings, I want to be sure we all understand it before moving on,…
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New Page on Blog in Spanish
Look to you right on this page and you’ll see at the bottom of the list of PAGES a new one titled COMO MEDITAR. If you, or someone you know, would be more comfortable learning basic meditation instruction in Spanish, please check it out and share the link to the page freely.
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Dat Darn Dukkha
I always enjoy including this Uncle Remus tale when teaching and exploring the concept of dukkha. Now remember how Brer Fox was always out to catch Brer Rabbit? Well, this one day Brer Fox figured a sure way to get ‘em. He knew Brer Rabbit had a sociable nature and would always stop to talk…
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Three Marks or Characteristics
Over the past many months of exploring the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, we have looked at the nature of impermanence. We’ve looked at physical form, the world around us and our own bodies, and we’ve seen that the only constant is change.We’ve also come to understand that there is no separate self, that every time…
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The Awakening Factors
The regular practice of meditation develops a refined quality of attention to the micro-events of the present moment experienced through the senses. Attuned to the moment, we might notice different types of very pleasant mental qualities that arise and fall away. These are called the Awakening Factors. Mindfulness is the first of the Awakening Factors,…
STEPHANIE NOBLE 