buddhist teachings

  • why I meditate

    Depending on who asks, I answer something like – To clearly see why I suffer, and with that understanding to cultivate peace of mind and a kind heart. why I meditate I have personally found mindfulness practice does just that. The Buddha taught mindfulness as one part of a comprehensive life program to make this…

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  • refuge

    We forget we are love and compassion; that we are hard-wired to feel and connect. We forget we are truly and profoundly good through and through. Yet we settle for less, much less. Tara Brach said in one of her talks one of her favorite Asian teaching stories is about a huge statute of the…

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