One of the most powerful ways to stay grounded in any conversation is to set a clear intention ahead of time. Intention is about how you wish to be in the interaction, rather than aiming for a specific outcome. What values do you want to embody this holiday season? What’s your purpose for getting together?… Continue reading Quote for the Week
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Meditation Support Group Meets at Tri-City Cancer Center
Our next monthly mindfulness meditation support group meeting at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center will be on November 21, 2024. The Cancer Center is located at 7350 West Deschutes Avenue, Kennewick. 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 begin at 12:00 pm at the Cancer Center in the Fireside Room.… Continue reading Meditation Support Group Meets at Tri-City Cancer Center
Sangha News 11/12/24
Thursday evening Info: Over the next couple of months we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on the Eightfold path that leads to the end of stress and suffering. A resource that we’ll draw on for the talks and discussion is the book Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness by Bhante Gunaratna. We’ll also provide links to resources… Continue reading Sangha News 11/12/24
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Wise speech is one of the most difficult and important aspects of the path. When we speak wisely, we can foster kindness and communication that are sorely needed in the world. Nikki Mirghafori has a great introduction to wise speech that includes the questions that the Buddha suggested we ask ourselves before speaking. You can… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
A crucial part of our practice, speech is something we can engage with even on days when we cannot sit in formal meditation. Our practice with speech includes the words that we direct to ourselves (perhaps with an unkindness we’d never use with others) and the words that we write in texts and emails and… Continue reading Quote for the Week
Sangha News 10/29/24
Thursday evening Info: Over the next couple of months we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on the Eightfold path that leads to the end of stress and suffering. A resource that we’ll draw on for the talks and discussion is the book Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness by Bhante Gunaratna. We’ll also provide links to resources… Continue reading Sangha News 10/29/24
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Wise Intention helps us to find our way in the world, ensuring that we’re moving in the direction we feel is most helpful to ourselves and our loved ones. Sylvia Boorstein wrote a good article that suggests ways in which we can practice wise intention in several areas of our lives. She also suggests that… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
Through wise understanding we deeply intuit the legacy of losses that we share with other living beings, and through wise intention we find an ever-growing resolve to respond to all life with compassion. How to Practice Wise Intention ~ Sylvia Boorstein
Sangha News 10/15/24
Thursday evening Info: Over the next couple of months we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on the Eightfold path that leads to the end of stress and suffering. A resource that we’ll draw on for the talks and discussion is the book Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness by Bhante Gunaratna. We’ll also provide links to resources… Continue reading Sangha News 10/15/24
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Wise View, also known as Right View, is one aspect of the Buddha’s Eightfold path, and is usually defined as understanding and insight into several aspects of life. These include impermanence and the nature of the self, and the Buddha’s teachings of the Four Noble Truths. The following two articles from Gil Fronsdal give a… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support