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Meditation, Freedom, and the True Emptiness of Self

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Heart Wisdom – Ep. 217 – The Way Buddha Answered Questions

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Heart Wisdom – Ep. 205 – Solving Your Own Problems with Trudy Goodman and Bonnie Duran, DrPH

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Sometimes we need a timeless story to help us begin to live from an expanded perspective.

Like Yeast for Bread: Understanding the Hindrances in Meditation and Life

As we try to steady the mind, the most common difficulties that arise in practice are called by the Buddha the five hindrances.

Fear and Anger

Aversion, anger, and hatred are states of mind that strike against experience, pushing it away, rejecting what is presented in the moment. They do not…

Learning from Doubt

When we learn about doubt in meditation, we can then learn to face doubt wisely in our life. Here’s how to start: begin by looking…

Naming the Wanting Mind

This human world is sometimes called the desire realm because so much of it runs on desire and wanting. How to relate wisely with desire…

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