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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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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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
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.
his reflection considers the strengthening qualities of joy, love, and happiness in the face of very challenging times. I draw heavily from a beautiful short talk and meditation by one of my favorite teachers, Yongey Mingur Rinpoche, on Insight Timer. From the Dhammapada, translated by Thomas Byron: Live in joy, in love , even among … Continue reading Reflection: The Support of Joy
I took five weeks away from CCM for “family need.” What I quickly learned was that I needed the time out of my usual pace of life just as much as anyone in my family. Today’s sharing is reflections on what time and space can open.
This talk explores the Buddhist concept of citta and draws heavily from the beautiful talk available on Dharmaseed, Making a Suitable Home for the Heart, by Chas DiCapua.
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In this sharing, we explore one of the poems from the beautiful book, The First Free Women: Original Poems Inspired by the Early Buddhist Nuns, by Matty Weingast. When used as practice for examining our own relationship with our mind, life and practice, these poems are powerful possibilities for insight. This sharing involves an inquiry practice with the … Continue reading Victor [7.10.14]
How mosquitos move through a raindrop is a powerful metaphor for the attunement of mindfulness. The Mosquito Among the Raindrops byTeddy Macker The mosquito among the raindrops… It’s equivalent to getting hit, says the scientist, by a falling school bus. And hit every 20 seconds. And the mosquito lives. In fact she doesn’t even try … Continue reading Mosquitos, Raindrops and Mindfulness Practice
Noticing how the mind can confuse a stick for a copperhead can teach much about three basic truths of reality as named by Buddhist psychology.
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