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Here’s an article about waking up in difficult times by an English Insight Meditation teacher, Ajahn Sucitto. He points to the importance of meditation in ending stress and suffering, but also the importance of being engaged, and of being in touch with each other, and with nature. He says that reducing our own stress and suffering is… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Rick Hanson has a short article on the third noble truth of the Buddha, the truth of freedom from suffering. You can find that article here: The Third Noble Truth – The Noble Truth of the End of Suffering. Jack Kornfield has an article on the four noble truths that discusses the third noble truth, that… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

There’s a good description of personal and interpersonal stress and suffering in an article by Gregory Kramer that you can find here: The Truth of Interpersonal Suffering. The article provides a good introduction to Kramer’s approach to personal, interpersonal, and social stress and dissatisfaction as well as an approach to practice that can free us… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Rick Hanson has a very good article on the causes of dissatisfaction and suffering that you can find here: The Second Noble Truth – The Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering The following is an interesting article that, like Kramer, extends the second noble truth to include suffering caused by relational and social interactions,… Continue reading Updated Resources For Meditation And Support

Rick Hanson provides a brief and clear introduction to the First Noble Truth and some ideas on how to relate to it and see how it’s expressed in our lives. You can find that article at his website: The First Noble Truth – The Truth of Suffering Gil Fronsdal gives a longer and more detailed introduction… Continue reading Updated Resources For Meditation And Support

If people are interested in further exploring the connection between inner and outer transformation, Sharon Salzberg’s book “Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World” would be a good choice. She provides a great introduction to the book and the work of transformation through the “Real Change” podcasts, where she talks to activists, spiritual teachers,… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Here are some additional resources you may find useful:Here’s an article by Patricia Mushim Ikeda that discusses burnout and how and why we should be kind to ourselves and make sure we avoid it: I Vow Not to Burn Out. Many people are finding it difficult to navigate the current surge in COVID cases and… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

We have three online meditations a week, on Wednesday morning, Thursday evening, and Saturday morning. The Zoom links for those meetings can be found on the Events Calendar and you will also find more detailed information below. You’re welcome to join us online for any of the 3 meetings each week. In addition to our… Continue reading Meeting News

If you don’t have either of the books recommended above, here are a couple of good sources on equanimity available online.Shaila Catherine has a good description of equanimity and some suggestions on how to practice it that you can find here: Equanimity: Our Greatest Friend The following article on equanimity by Gary Gach was written… Continue reading Updated Resources For Meditation And Support

Here you will find additional resources to explore compassion and kindness, the topic of our Engaged Spiritual Practice series:Sharon Salzberg talked with Krista Tippett last year about a range of topics related to compassion and kindness. She speaks with Tippett about how to care for the world while also learning kindness towards ourselves. You can… Continue reading Updated Resources For Meditation And Support