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The Bliss of Blamelessness

[embed]https://youtu.be/F9tcViVeVtI[/embed] How can we deepen an inner sense of freedom? In Buddhism, ethics are very important. We have something called the Five Precepts—ethical guidelines for how we can live our life to be a good, safe person in th... Read more

Author: Gullu Singh, JD

True Generosity: The Gift of Letting Go

The practice of generosity takes us out of the acquisitional paradigm of happiness that most of us get — particularly if you grew up in a Western culture — that your happiness and well-being will ripen when you get that degree, that job, that house, tha... Read more

Author: Lisa Kring, LCSW

Kindness is Not Always Comfortable

[embed]https://youtu.be/5OyMD6D4Kn0[/embed] It’s beautiful to explore Wise Speech, because it is a life practice we can turn to everyday to deepen our understanding of how our communication can create or relieve suffering in ourselves and in the world.... Read more

Author: Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD

Mind the Gap

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUzFSQ2hfpY[/embed] A very famous thing we like to do in mindfulness practice is to not scratch your itches, or to not move during meditation. Not because it’s wrong to move—it’s not. The invitation is: Can you no... Read more

Author: Melissa McKay

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

Author: Melissa McKay

The True Measures of Greatness

One of my favorite speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King is a sermon he gave called, “The Drum Major Instinct” in February, 1968 at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. In this sermon, Dr. King defines the “drum major instinct” as the universal... Read more

Grief and Loss All Around Us

A Zen master was once asked by a student, Where do you go when you die? The master replied, Im going straight to hell. The puzzled student asked, Why? The master replied, Because thats where Ill be needed most. With the chapter of 2023 about to clos... Read more

Recalibrate and Calmly Gather

As the nights get a little cooler, I notice I’m craving more time to settle and slow down. Life can be so busy. My body is telling me to listen closely for taking pause and care. I find that just as I want to get cozy with a cup of tea, the busyness of... Read more

Author: Lisa Kring, LCSW

Deserving or Self-Defeating

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and ... Read more

Thinking While Practicing

An excerpt from Dhamma Everywhere by Sayadaw U Tejaniya So, should you think or not think while practicing? You should be watchful of the kinds of thoughts that will increase craving, aversion, or delusion. When people say there shouldn’t be ... Read more