Hungry ghosts have large stomachs and constricted throats, so they are not able to take in nourishment. This leaves them…
If You Prefer to Listen Having a clear recognition of the way things are allows us to stay with the…
Today I’d like to share with you four special qualities I have been trying to develop in my mindfulness practice: …
1. Meditation takes practice Meditation, just like any other skill takes practice. When we start meditating our attention is not…
I am posting this, not because I knew how to find even ground after the loss of my mother, but…
If you prefer to listen There are many flavors of joy: bliss, rapture, happiness, contentment, ease. But defining joy is…
If you prefer to listen According to the Oxford English Dictionary, equanimity means “calmness and composure, especially in a difficult…
All kinds of things can hinder our sense of inner peace. It could be a serious matter like conflict with a…
“Practice love (rather than attachment), compassion (rather than pity), joy (rather than jealousy), and equanimity (rather than indifference).” Jack Kornfield…
Most of my life I was praised for knowing. So, I became very uncomfortable with uncertainty. Decisions needed to be…
The mind is the forerunner of all things. The spirit we bring to the world determines what is returned to…
The four divine abodes or dwelling places of our mind are loving kindness (metta), compassion (karuna), sympathetic joy (mudita), and…
Anything outside of your awareness can hook you. So, ask yourself, what am I believing right now? Instead of letting…
Mindfulness teaches us how to live fully and to die well. It does this by helping us to shift from…
I was fortunate enough to spend a week having deep listening modeled for me at the Mindfulness Meditation Teachers program…