Thursday evening info: Over the next month or so we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on four qualities of the heart that support us in our lives and practice, and can help us to cultivate an open heart. These four qualities, lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity, are usually known as the Brahmaviharas or the four immeasurables.… Continue reading
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Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Kaira Jewel Lingo, a student of Thich Nhat Hanh, emphasizes the inclusiveness of equanimity, the ability to include many perspectives, to stand firm, and at the same time not take sides. You can find her article here: How Equanimity Powers Love Narayan Liebenson discusses equanimity as a response to the Eight Worldly Winds, four pairs… Continue reading
Quote for the Week
Quote for the Week I saw that suffering doesn’t have to disappear in order for beauty to be there, that life is about all of these things at once. It was a moment of cultivating equanimity, this ability to hold everything. How Equanimity Powers Love ~ Kaira Jewel Lingo
Meditation Retreat with Keri Pederson on 9/27/2025
Keri Pederson will lead an Insight Meditation retreat on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. To register for the retreat, please send an email to Tim Barbour. The retreat will be conducted at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue, Richland, in the Parish Hall. Keri Pederson is one of the… Continue reading
Sangha News 8/26/25
Thursday evening info: Over the next month or so we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on four qualities of the heart that support us in our lives and practice, and can help us to cultivate an open heart. These four qualities, lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity, are usually known as the Brahmaviharas or the four immeasurables.… Continue reading
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Gil Fronsdal provides a good introduction to equanimity, a quality of balance and flexibility that arises through mindfulness, wisdom, and other helpful qualities. He includes several perspectives on what equanimity is and how to develop it. You can find his article here: Equanimity Narayan Liebenson discusses equanimity as a response to the Eight Worldly Winds,… Continue reading
Quote for the Week
Equanimity is one of the most sublime emotions of Buddhist practice. It is the ground for wisdom and freedom and the protector of compassion and love. While some may think of equanimity as dry neutrality or cool aloofness, mature equanimity produces a radiance and warmth of being. Equanimity ~ Gil Fronsdal
Tri-Cities Cancer Center Meditation Support Group Meets Aug 21st
We’ll continue our monthly mindfulness meditation support group meeting at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center in August. The Cancer Center is located at 7350 West Deschutes Avenue, Kennewick and the next meeting will be Thursday,8/21/2025. The sessions, which are held on the third Thursday of each month, are meant for cancer patients, cancer survivors, and their caregivers. The session will begin at 12:00 pm at… Continue reading
Sangha News 8/12/25
Thursday evening info: Over the next month or so we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on four qualities of the heart that support us in our lives and practice, and can help us to cultivate an open heart. These four qualities, lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity, are usually known as the Brahmaviharas or the four immeasurables.… Continue reading
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Christine Feldman provides a good introduction to the role of joy in meditation and spiritual practice. Much of the article is about effort and Feldman defines skillful effort as effort that brings a sense of joy, so it’s not grim effort. You can find her article here: Making a Joyful Effort Jack Kornfield has a… Continue reading