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Mara is discussed quite often in the suttas of the Pali Canon -- the stories and teachings about the Buddha. What I’d like to do is offer two baskets. The first basket is understand... Read more
Being Present Together
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How do you maintain a daily meditation practice? I started thinking about that question last night when considering what to talk about today. I thought Id share a little bit about my own journe... Read more
Seeing Our World Differently
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At one of our recent Sundays Together gatherings, a participant’s reflection on rumination opened into a thoughtful teaching from Pablo Das on how mindfulness can help us navigate the full spectrum of human e... Read more
Choosing How We Respond to Life
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In the Buddhist teachings, Wise Intention is one of what we call the path factors. Its the second factor on the Noble Eightfold Path. What is really important about Wise Intention is that that is something we... Read more
Starting the Path of Practice
In the spirit of this still being a relatively new year, I thought that I would talk about what are perhaps the most essential teachings of the Buddha: the beginning teachings. I was wondering, where do you start?
So I researched the way the Buddha tau... Read more
Finding Freedom Through Mindful Therapy with Lisa Kring
At InsightLA, we often talk about bringing our practice off the cushion and into our daily lives. Sometimes, that journey requires a more personal, one-on-one container to help us navigate life’s deeper challenges.
We are happy to highlight the work of... Read more
Loving-kindess is a Human Capacity
Metta, or loving-kindness, is a word that is a little clunky for us in English. We dont have a perfect word that points to what it really is. Translations for metta include goodwill, benevolence, universal love, or loving friendliness. Even though we do... Read more
The Mind is Naturally Luminous
Luminous, monks, is the mind. And it is defiled by incoming defilements.”
“Luminous, monks, is the mind. And it is freed from incoming defilements.”
- Pabhassara Sutta
When I first heard this concept of the mind being naturally luminous, I thought it... Read more
Practicing Goodwill in Difficult Times
With all the difficulty going on in the world in the last year, Ive frequently come to this place of feeling at a loss of what to do. Id like to discuss this sense of feeling at a loss as an opportunity to practice wise intention; to turn toward what is... Read more
How Generosity Opens the Heart
When we think about Buddhism, we often think about meditation—sitting, being mindful, contemplating. But that’s only part of the perspective. These teachings also have a lot to do with relationship: how we relate, how we manifest ourselves in the world,... Read more