Short Morning Practice–The Sanity of Goodwill
Join me for this short reflection and meditation on the usefulness of goodwill in challenging times.
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Join me for this short reflection and meditation on the usefulness of goodwill in challenging times.
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Compassion arises naturally as the quivering of the heart in the face of pain, ours and another’s. True compassion is not limited by the separateness of pity, nor by the fear of being overwhelmed. When we come to rest in the great heart of compassion, we discover a capacity to bear witness to, suffer with, … Continue reading Capacity of the Heart
Compassion arises naturally as the quivering of the heart in the face of pain, ours and another’s. True compassion is not limited by the separateness of pity, nor by the fear of being overwhelmed. When we come to rest in the great heart of compassion, we discover a capacity to bear witness to, suffer with, … Continue reading Sitting Meditation- Meditating with Intention
This week’s post is the first of three parts exploring bringing mindfulness into heart of our relationships.
I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. -Maya Angelou To be at home in a world where everything changes means to embrace a radical understanding of home. Join us for a short teaching and practice
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In this sharing, I consider the art of pendulation, i.e. using pleasant and neutral sensations to resource us for meeting our challenges.
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In this podcast I share a short reading from Jody Green on meeting the challenges of Zen Koan, “Every Day is a Good Day” and the lessons from our new cat, followed by a short meditation.
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When things are challenging, we need strong skills to be with ourselves in the midst of the challenge. This is part 2 of last week’s podcast, but I include a small re-cap if you missed last week. Thanks!
This week we start an exploration of ways to be with ourselves in practice when it is just hard to be with ourselves. Learning to “track” is a very useful place to start.
Join us for this sitting meditation where we explore grounding in the body with gravity and breath. Thanks!