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Clearing the Heart for the New Year

Something I like to do as we head into the end of a year is spend some time in reflection. We do this practice of meditation as a spiritual path, developing our hearts and minds to try to be good people in the world. Cultivating the mind is important be... Read more

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The Happiness of Generosity

Dear Sangha, The Buddha called dana—generosity—the first perfection of the heart and the beginning of the path. He taught that when we give with a joyful mind, free of expectation, something extraordinary happens: We loosen the grip of greed and f... Read more

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A Celestial Call to Unplug

The awe-inspiring Northern Lights have recently graced much of the United States, visible as far south as Arizona. In a world often dimmed by screens and headlines, this rare spectacle serves as a poignant reminder of the untamed wonder in our natural... Read more

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The Path Upward

[embed]http://youtube.com/watch?v=es2QfA8tWlc&feature=youtu.be[/embed] Dear friends, In a world that often feels divided, the timeless wisdom of the Karaniya Metta Sutta offers a powerful reminder of the transformative power of loving-kindness. This c... Read more

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Practicing with Clarity

If you had to guess, how frequently does the mind go negative? Psychologists say its about 80% of the time. So much of our day our minds are in a place of worry, anxiety, or some kind of judgment of ourselves or others. All of these thoughts are states ... Read more

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Practice as Protection

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KyS65fjrL4&t=1738s[/embed] I wanted to talk to day about practice as protection. It’s something I noticed when I began Buddhist practice and  meditation, which for me was in my early 20s. I met with a group in Oa... Read more

Intimacy with the Mind Melissa McKaye

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Intimacy with the Mind

There is an intimacy with the mind (consciousness, thoughts, feelings, emotions) that I have gained from practicing vipassana meditation. In that intimacy an understanding was developed of just how frequently the mind goes negative, producing thoughts... Read more