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Jay Michaelson talks about the holidays as a time of joy, and also as a difficult time for many people. Much of that difficulty results from cultural expectations of what it means to be happy during the holidays, and trying to make it happen. He has found that he is much more likely to be… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Insight Dialogue is the practice of learning to be mindful while speaking and listening. The Insight Dialogue guidelines are a great supplement to the Buddha’s teachings on wise speech. The guidelines are simple phrases that we can call to mind in the middle of a conversation to foster wise communication. You can find those guidelines… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Oren Jay Sofer has a post on his website that includes suggestions on how to navigate holiday conversations. He looks at some of the problems that might arise for us in family conversations during the holidays, especially when family members disagree about religion and politics. He posted the article in December 2023, but the situations… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

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

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

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

Heidi Bourne, with Pacific Mindfulness, provides a good introduction to wise view that relates it to the other elements of the Eightfold path and introduces some of the important elements of wise view, principally the laws of cause and effect, and of impermanence. You can find her post here: The Noble Eightfold Path; Wise View… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Lion’s Roar has a good introduction to the Eightfold path, and then provides links to articles on each aspect of the Eightfold path by teachers from several Buddhist traditions. You can find the introductory article and links here: What is the Eightfold Path? Gaylon Ferguson’s article in Lion’s Roar summarizes the Eightfold path and points… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Jack Kornfield introduces the Buddha’s Eightfold path in a short blog post. He points out that the Buddha’s path takes us to just this moment, in this place, wherever you are. You can find his post here: Where Does the Eightfold Path Go? Lion’s Roar has a good introduction to the Eightfold path, and then… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Rick Hanson provides a good summary of the third noble truth of the Buddha, that we can realize the end of suffering by letting go of the causes of our distress and thus beginning to experience equanimity. You can find his article here: The Third Noble Truth-The Noble Truth of the End of Suffering Thanissaro… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support