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The talk for June 15 will briefly summarize the ideas from two research papers by Cortland Dahl and Richie Davidson, two researchers who focus on the impact of meditation and other spiritual practices on well-being. The talk will be self-contained, so no need to read them, but if you’re interested, the two papers are available here:… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

A good introduction to natural awareness can be found in this post from Diana Winston:  What is Natural Awareness? A more extensive introduction to natural awareness, including suggestions for meditation practice, can be found in this article by Diana Winston:  Three Ways to Uncover Your Natural Awareness.

Ajahn Viradhammo provides a brief description of choiceless awareness that you can find here: Choiceless Awareness A slightly longer introduction to open awareness can be found at Healthy Minds Innovations, which developed a good app for learning meditation. You can find their blog post about open awareness here: How to Practice Open Awareness

Kaira Jewel Lingo establishes the connection between equanimity and love, and shows that equanimity is anything but indifferent. You can find her article here: How Equanimity Powers Love Narayan Liebenson discusses the practice of equanimity in the midst of the eight worldly winds that all of us experience: praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and pain,… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Ajahn Sucitto describes the connection between joy and samadhi in an article in which he makes clear that “through this process of bringing happiness into body and mind, the mind is naturally concentrated. That is samādhi.” So, concentration is fostered by joy, not the forceful exertion that many expect it to be. You can find… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Gil Fronsdal provides a good introduction to calm and tranquility that you can find on the Insight Meditation Center website: Tranquility Jack Kornfield describes the relationship between tranquility and happiness in an article that you can find here: Happiness and Tranquility Sounds True has produced an e-book on the factors of awakening that is an… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

James Baraz has a short article on the role of joy in meditation practice that is clear and helpful. You can find that post here:  Practice as a Path of Happiness You can find a brief talk by Gil Fronsdal that examines the relationship between the hindrances and the factors of awakening. He also describes the relationship… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Vanessa Zuisei Goddard has a brief introduction to energy and effort, including some good quotes. You can find her article here:  Pocket Paramis: Energy Susan Pollak discusses the tendency for people to hold their breath or breathe irregularly while texting, emailing, or generally being focused on their devices. She provides several suggestions that can help us to… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Heidi Bourne provides a good introduction to energy as a factor of awakening, including a description of the four forms of effort described by the Buddha. You can find that article here: Energy & Effort, the Third Factor of Awakening, Part 1

Gil Fronsdal has a good introduction to investigation that you can find here: Investigation Santikaro, a western student and translator of the well-known Thai teacher Buddhadasa, has a detailed article on investigation that relates it to the practice of mindfulness of breathing. You can find that article here:  The Investigation of What is Important Tara Brach… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support