Video: Forgiveness Meditation
Buddhist psychology offers specific teachings and practices for the development of forgiveness. Like the practice of compassion, forgiveness does not ignore the truth of our...
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Meditation on Compassion
May you be held in compassion. To cultivate compassion, let yourself sit in a centered and quiet way. In this traditional form of practice you...
Video: Right Effort
Throughout 2017, Jack spoke about the ten paramis, or perfections of a buddha: generosity, morality, renunciation, wisdom, right effort, patience, truthfulness, resolve, equanimity, and loving-kindness....
Video: Living a Full Life
Jack Kornfield and Frank Ostaseski discuss what it means to live a full life during a Monday night dharma talk at Spirit Rock. “In any...
Meditation On Lovingkindness
May I be filled with lovingkindness “I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness.” – Walt...
Video: Guided Meditation
The practice of meditation does not ask us to become a Buddhist or a meditator or a spiritual person. It invites us to fulfill the...
Practice: Seeing from the Universal Perspective
Buddhist psychology is filled with practices that shift us to the universal perspective. These include contemplations on the vastness of time, the cycles of impermanence,...
Practice: Meeting Difficulty with Wise Intention
Pick a situation of difficulty or conflict with others. Reflect on your last encounters and on the motivation from which you operated. How did this...
Practice: Recognizing Our Mind States
You can begin to study the effects of the states of mind that fill your days. To start, it helps to become deliberately aware of...
Practice: Don’t Know Mind
Use this practice to bring wisdom to a situation of inner or outer conflict. Initially begin by sitting. Later you can practice in social...
Concentration with Joy
First, sit quietly for a few minutes. Now reflect on the times in your life when you are most absorbed, concentrated and fully present. They...
Practice: Turning Toward Our Essence
“Develop a mind that is vast like space, where experiences both pleasant and unpleasant can appear and disappear without conflict, struggle or harm. Rest in...
