Bamboo
The softness of bamboo and water offer interesting teachings on strength and resilience. In this sharing we explore how bamboo houses and water can inform even the intensity of something like anger.
Sitting Meditation: Welcoming
The radical turn of mindfulness meditation is to meet whatever is here, instead of worrying about how to “fix” ourselves to stop whatever is coming up. This practice explores “The Welcoming Prayer.” If “God” language doesn’t work for you, please feel free to substitute as best for you. The Welcoming Prayer Welcome, welcome, welcome. I … Continue reading Sitting Meditation: Welcoming
Sitting Meditation: Contemplation on Time/Space/Gravity and Now [12.3.24]
Gravity is a mysterious connecting force that is always available as an anchor. In this meditation, we open to a contemplation on the relation between time/space/gravity and this moment now. Please note: there is no accompanying talk for this meditation.
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Growing Grass in Sidewalk Cracks [11.27.24]
Gratitude is confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk invigorates our own life. -Jack Kornfield In this sharing we explore both the openings and challenges of gratitude practice ending with an Inquiry Practice.
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Sitting Meditation- Gratitude Sitting Practice [11.27.24]
Gratitude can be a useful resource, but is not always accessible. In this practice, we start where we are, experimenting and exploring the region of gratitude.
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Relating to Tigers [11.13.24]
here are different ways of relating to the “tigers” we encounter in this life. In this sharing we explore two possibilities. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ― Viktor E. Frankl
Sitting Meditation- The Breath’s Connection with Everything [11.13.24]
This is a practice on the sanity of grounding with our inter-relatedness.
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Sitting Meditation- Naturally Arising Mindfulness
This is a practice in noticing how mindfulness naturally arises on its own and how to tap into that arising skillfully. Please note: no talk this week.
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Seeing into Basic Goodness, Part 2
Continuing with last week’s theme based on the short talk and meditation from Yongey Mingur Rinpoche, we explore ways of uncovering insight into our own basic goodness through an Inquiry Practice.
Sitting Meditation- Seeing into Basic Goodness, Part 1
Based on the meditation from Yongey Mingur Rinpoche, this is a practice with seeing into our basic goodness.
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