“The definition of ‘feeling tone’ [Vedana] in Buddhism is deceptively simple: It is the quality of a given experience of being pleasant, unpleasant, or neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant. When we first hear it, we may almost shrug. So what?… Vedanā is so close, we often don’t distinguish it. And yet it drives so much of our behavior. Without the light… Continue reading Quote for the Week
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Beginning Meditation Classes
The next series of Beginning Meditation classes is coming next month, beginning on Oct 2, 2022. Our Beginning Meditation classes are presented in a four-part series, and will be conducted online via Zoom. The classes are intended to work together to provide an introduction to meditation or serve as a useful “touchstone” for more experienced… Continue reading Beginning Meditation Classes
Meeting News 9/5/22
The current series of Thursday night talks are exploring topics related to meditation in more detail, starting with the approaches recommended for developing mindfulness. The talks for the next couple of months will be based on the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha’s discourse on the foundations of mindfulness. In that discourse the Buddha gave a clear description… Continue reading Meeting News 9/5/22
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Larry Rosenberg provides a good description of approaches to practicing with awareness of death as a way to re-orient our priorities in life, and through that awareness let go of some of the pettiness that we may experience in our relationships with others. You can find that article here: Death Awareness. A related practice that can be… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote for the Week
“Recollection of death clarifies our priorities in life. In the face of our mortality, how should we live our lives in such a way that we can die without regrets?” Bhikkhu Analayo, “Satipatthana Meditation”
Meeting News 8/22/22
The current series of Thursday night talks are exploring topics related to meditation in more detail, starting with the approaches recommended for developing mindfulness. The talks for the next couple of months will be based on the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha’s discourse on the foundations of mindfulness. In that discourse the Buddha gave a clear description… Continue reading Meeting News 8/22/22
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support:
You can find guided meditations from Bhikkhu Analayo for several practices of Satipatthana Meditation, including the body scans for Anatomy and the Elements at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies: Satipatthana Meditation. Other meditations for the body scan and awareness of the Elements can be found here: Body Scan Meditation and here: The Elemental Self.… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support:
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“The body scan has proven to be an extremely powerful and healing form of meditation. It forms the core of the lying down practices that people train in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. It involves systematically sweeping through the body with the mind, bringing an affectionate, openhearted, interested attention to its various regions.” Jon Kabat Zinn See:… Continue reading Quote for the week:
Meeting News 8/8/22
The current series of Thursday night talks are exploring topics related to meditation in more detail, starting with the approaches recommended for developing mindfulness. The talks for the next couple of months will be based on the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha’s discourse on the foundations of mindfulness. In that discourse the Buddha gave a clear description… Continue reading Meeting News 8/8/22
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Thich Nhat Hanh was noted for his devotion to the practice of walking meditation and mindful walking in general. An article that describes the practice and its connection to reverence for the earth can be found here: Thich Nhat Hanh on Walking Meditation Ajahn Sucitto has an article on the practice of standing meditation that you can… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support