Thursday evening Info: The Thursday night talks over the next couple of months will explore the Buddha’s first and most important teachings, on stress and suffering, the causes of stress and suffering, and the path that can lead to relief from them. A resource that we’ll draw on for the talks and discussion is Phillip… Continue reading Sangha News 7/23/24
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Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Rick Hanson, author of Buddha’s Brain and other books linking Buddhist teachings and scientific research, wrote a good introduction to the second noble truth of the Buddha, the causes of stress, discomfort, and suffering. You can find his article here: The Second Noble Truth-The Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering Thanissaro Bhikkhu, a well… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
In addition to what is happening in the moment, we resist painful experiences by fearing them before they begin, and by dwelling on them after they have occurred. Of course, it’s natural to have other preferences when you experience pain. But when you get attached to those preferences, that’s when suffering begins. The Second Noble… Continue reading Quote for the Week
Meditation Support Group Meets at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center 7/18/24
Meditation Support Group Meets at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center We’ll continue our monthly mindfulness meditation support group meeting at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center in May. The Cancer Center is located at 7350 West Deschutes Avenue, Kennewick and the next meeting will be Thursday, 7/18/2024. The sessions, which are held on the third Thursday of each month, are meant for cancer patients, cancer survivors, and their caregivers. The session will… Continue reading Meditation Support Group Meets at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center 7/18/24
Sangha News 7/9/24
Thursday evening Info: The Thursday night talks over the next couple of months will explore the Buddha’s first and most important teachings, on stress and suffering, the causes of stress and suffering, and the path that can lead to relief from them. A resource that we’ll draw on for the talks and discussion is Phillip… Continue reading Sangha News 7/9/24
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Toni Bernhard has written extensively on chronic illness and pain and learning how to live with them with more grace and ease. The Buddha’s teachings on dukkha (suffering and discontent) have been an important part of her practice. She wrote an introduction to the three kinds of dukkha that is helpful in understanding the basic… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
The circumstances of everyone’s life will include unpleasant experiences. But these are not in themselves what the Buddha meant by dukkha [unsatisfactoriness or suffering]. It’s the aversion to the unpleasantness that is dukkha. Three Kinds of Dukkha Eplained ~ Toni Bernhard
Sangha News 6/25/24
Thursday evening Info: The Thursday night talks over the next couple of months will explore the Buddha’s first and most important teachings, on stress and suffering, the causes of stress and suffering, and the path that can lead to relief from them. A resource that we’ll draw on for the talks and discussion is Phillip… Continue reading Sangha News 6/25/24
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Sean Oakes, a student of Jack Kornfield, produced a number of short Practice Guides on the concepts and practice of Insight Meditation that are available on the Spirit Rock website. One of them is a good introduction to the Four Noble Truths. You can find that Practice Guide here: The Four Noble Truths The other… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
The Buddha began his most central teaching, the Four Noble Truths, not with a claim about our true nature, but with the plain truth that pain, loss, dissatisfaction, and disappointment are part of what we get in this human life. Famously called “the great physician,” the Buddha’s formulation of the problem of suffering and his… Continue reading Quote for the Week