Unveiling :: Shining the light of compassion
Using compassion and awareness to explore memories that entangle us.
Tag: self-discovery
Veil Series :: Untangling a knot
In our veil metaphor for the patterns our thoughts take, sometimes we discover tight knots. Here’s how to loosen them up and discover joy where there had been only pain.
Aha! Ha, ha, ha!
Stephanie Noble discovers some of her spiritual roots in a whole different tradition of Buddhism she had never known about.
Preferences II :: Seeing for ourselves
In the last blog post we looked at how we can be imprisoned by our preferences. I suggested we notice
Are you imprisoned by your preferences?
In the past four posts, I’ve written about the mind states of loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity: the Brahma-viharas,
Envy can be a useful clarifying tool
Envy makes us feel like we’re on the outside looking in, that we don’t belong, that there’s something wrong with
Moment by moment
With the regular practice of meditation there is a subtle but profound shift of mind state into a spacious sense
Sniff, sniff. What’s cooking?
One of the Buddha’s most handy-dandy teachings is called the Noble Eightfold Path. It’s a practical tool for sorting out
Exploring our relationship with the ‘enemy’
On especially hot days I am reminded of the summers I spent in Philadelphia when I was in my late
What’s in a Name?
Lately I’ve been noticing how often people call themselves names: ‘stupid’ or “idiot”; or they describe themselves as ‘technologically challenged’
