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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

The teachers at White Hall Meditation, an Insight Meditation group in Virginia, have a series of transcribed talks on the teachings of the Buddha on their website, including a good talk on the second noble truth and how to work with the causes of suffering. You can find their article here: Second Noble Truth, the… Continue reading 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

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

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

Gil Fronsdal looks at Dharma practice and the path of non-harming and the way that they facilitate the arising of beautiful qualities of the heart. Those practices and the qualities that arise can allow us to see the meaning and purpose in our lives more clearly. You can find the article here: The Dharma and… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Phillip Moffitt is well known for his work in helping practitioners to identify their core values and to live with intention, seeking to express their core values in each moment. You can find a page describing his approach to core values and some additional resources here: Core Values and Essential Intentions