Be the subject of your own life
One thing the Buddha didn’t mention that women especially need to know.
Unmute yourself!
It’s hard to let go of a sense of self if you’ve always been discouraged from finding yourself! An ongoing exploration of the challenge for women in Buddhist exploration.
“Who am I?”
As we begin exploring questions of identity, we look to the wisdom of Lao Tzu, Rainier Maria Rilke, and most importantly our own inner wisdom.
Taking this time to make compassionate choices
A look at how we make our choices in the marketplace; how shifting from the motivation of fear to compassion makes all our choices more skillful…and jjoyful!
Feeling out of control?
Stephanie shares a Buddhist story and a personal story that might help.
If we can do this, we can do anything
We can do it! We’ve proven we have the muscle and the know how to meet great challenges. Now let’s apply that to the much greater threat with much less difficult things to do.
Words weave us together or tear us apart
Sheltering in place can be like a refuge, or it can be like a pressure cooker. And one thing that
Taking refuge, taking root
The retreat centers may be closed for now, but we can take refuge as we shelter in place.
Oh, the stories we tell ourselves!
This week, one of my students a few counties away was waiting for an invitation to join the Zoom meditation
Who knew?
We have been exploring the Buddha’s Eightfold Noble Path, and just when we got to the aspect of Wise Action,
