In this meditation, we explore the interweaving of wise effort (not too tight, not too loose), mindfulness and qualities of the heart.  These together are a way of coming into a skillful attunement to the present moment in a way that allows a natural o...

From Sharon Salzberg's, "The Kindness Handbook, A Practical Companion": - Spirituality is the movement from our prison of self blame and self preoccupation to an inclusive and open engagement with all of life.

In this sharing, a continuation of the 4th Noble Truth, we explore the 3 basic aspects of Wise Intention of goodwill, compassion and renunciation or letting go.  In particular, we look at how these 3 aspects are interrelated and support each other in o...

In this meditation, we begin with grounding in the body through the physical elements and then explore the skillful or wise intentions of goodwill, compassion and letting go.

Today we start with the "wisdom" factors of the 8 Fold Path (Fourth Noble Truth), wise view and wise intention.  We focus on wise view this week with the understanding that kindness and compassion are an intrinsic part of the wise factors.

Please join me for a short contemplation and practice with a poem from John Welwood: - Forget About Enlightenment - Sit down wherever you are And listen to the wind singing in your veins. Feel the love, the longing, the fear in your bones.

The 4th Noble Truth is all about a path that leads out of suffering.  At its essence, it is about developing skillful habits, named in the Eightfold Way,  that support us in living a life that brings greater well-being,

In this practice, we start with allowing a settling to the system with use of a primary anchor and then move to practicing with a changing moment by moment choiceless awareness.

Today we use the anchor of the breath to explore an expanding stability and continuity of awareness that supports our life.

Today we look at a very practical application of the first 3 Noble Truths.  This is through the lens of Judson Brewer's model of shifting gears for understanding our stress inducing habits.