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"At the center of your being, you have the answer." – Lao Tzu

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Tag: self-discovery

October 3, 2020 Avatamsaka Sutra / Garland Sutra / Huayan Buddhism / Mahayana / meditation / no separate self / self-discovery / Theravada / Wiser Self

Aha! Ha, ha, ha!

Stephanie Noble discovers some of her spiritual roots in a whole different tradition of Buddhism she had never known about.

September 30, 2017 coping / preferences / self-discovery / self-exploration

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

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September 23, 2017 Buddhist teachers / cause of suffering / craving / Four Brahmaviharas / freedom / grasping / habitual patterns / inquiry / preferences / Wise Intention

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,

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September 9, 2017 difficult emotions / envy / Four Brahmaviharas / mudita

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

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August 19, 2017 grief / insight meditation / negativity bias / Uncategorized

Moment by moment

With the regular practice of meditation there is a subtle but profound shift of mind state into a spacious sense

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July 23, 2017 Buddhism / cooking pot analogy / Eightfold Path / self-exploration

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

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July 8, 2017 alienation / difficult emotions / difficult person / fear / inquiry / judgment / low self-esteem / negative emotions / overcoming fear

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

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June 10, 2017 Dance of Seven Veils / identity / low self-esteem / self-discovery / self-loathing / self-talk / Uncategorized

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’

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June 3, 2017 fear / overcoming fear / Uncategorized

The Faulty Filter of Fear

  As I was meditating the other morning, I noticed fear arising. This is not unusual. Fear appears in many

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May 13, 2017 inquiry / insight / questioning / self-exploration / self-image / self-loathing / Uncategorized

After meditation, gentle investigation

Investigation as an important part of the Insight Meditation experience. After the practice of meditation, chances are we have cultivated

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Stephanie Noble


Stephanie Noble, author of 'Asking In, Six Empowering Questions Only You Can Answer', has been teaching insight meditation since 2004, and sharing her dharma posts since 2007. She serves as a board member of the Buddhist Insight Network. She is currently teaching her Thursday morning Marin Insight women's class on Zoom. Contact for an invitation.

“Stephanie is an experienced Buddhist teacher with a deep practice and a very kind heart. My meditation group is fortunate to receive the benefits of her presence and teaching.”
– Rick Hanson, PhD., N.Y. Times bestselling author of Buddha’s Brain, Hardwiring Happiness, and other books

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    • TESTIMONIALS
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  • MARIN INSIGHT
  • MEDITATION
    • MEDITATION BASICS
    • PAIN MANAGEMENT WITH MEDITATION
    • WOMEN’S MEDITATION CLASS
    • 10 TIPS TO CALM THE MIND
    • BIRTH OF BUDDHISM
    • BUDDHIST CONCEPTS
    • COMO MEDITAR
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