Heart Wisdom – Ep. 24 – Gates of Awakening
A spacious walk through the shifts of identity that often occur as we move from the smaller sense of self into that place of loving...
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Envision Liberation and Justice
(Read Part One: Envision Liberation and Justice) At a more sophisticated level, Buddhist psychology shows how training in mindfulness, integrity, generosity, and respect can create a...
Envision Liberation and Justice
If we are able to quiet the mind and face what is true it’s easier to envision liberation from suffering for ourselves, our community and...
All Experiences are Side Effects
Even with a teacher, there are three principles to keep in mind in working with these unfamiliar realms of our spiritual life. The first principle is...
End of Clinging
“Just so, Anajnda, in one who contemplates the enjoyment of all things that make for clinging, craving arises; through craving, clinging is conditioned; through clinging,...
Open to Vastness
You’ve had many tastes of the ever-present mystery of life when you’ve fallen in love or been present at the birth of a child, or...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 05 – Trauma and Freedom
Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes, and as human beings we are all vulnerable to its potential effects. But how can we meet trauma...
Freeing Ourselves
Unhealthy thoughts can chain us to the past. They arise as vipaka, the result of past karma that we cannot change. We can, however, change...
Examining Thoughts
Buddhist psychology helps us with two important tasks in working with thoughts. First it teaches us how to acknowledge the content of our...
Freedom Here and Now
The radiant abodes express the fruit of mental development. When they are in balance, loving-kindness, compassion, and joy rest in an unshakable equanimity. This peace...
The Factors of Enlightenment
One of the clearest and most useful ways to describe practice is in the terms of the seven factors of enlightenment. These are the natural...
Attitudes Toward Altered States
The following passage is taken from, “A Path With Heart: A Guide Through The Perils And Promises of Spiritual Life” Before we can understand non-ordinary...
