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Part 5 in Body Series

Trauma, False Refuge and Electronics The Buddha spoke of two kinds of refuge: true refuge and false refuge. The difference being that...

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Part 4 in Body Series

Body As Refuge The current sub-theme of the Body series, with which the Tuesday evening sitting group is practicing, is Body as Refuge....

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Part 3 in Body Series

The Heart At Home In The Body Citta is a Pali and Sanskrit word which translates to the English word heart, or heart/mind. Citta differs...

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Samadhi Samadhi is both a Pali and Sanskrit word that describes the state of the Citta (heart/mind) when it is collected and settled in...

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Part 1 in Body Series

Note: I will post articles in this series that parallel what we are studying and practicing in the weekly Tuesday online meetings....

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Part 11 in Relationship Series

Projection The Buddhist teachings tell us everything is a projection. We create concepts about reality and project them onto the present...

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Part 10 in Relationship Series

Attachment Styles One psychological area that plays a huge part in how we relate to others, particularly in our most intimate...

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Part 9 in Relationship Series

Introversion and Extroversion As with many other psychological traits, the lack of understanding about the place that one inhabits on the...

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Part 8 in Relationship Series

Psychological Considerations: Family of Origin The first and often deepest lessons we learn about relationships come from our family of...

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Part 7 in Relationship Series

When There’s Conflict Conflict is inevitable between people or groups of people. What determines whether the conflict becomes a source of...

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Communication Techniques - Listening Even though listening is one half of the communication equation, it often gets much less of our...

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Remembering The Limitations of Intimate Relationships There are many pleasant and wonderful things in this world. Buddhist practice does...

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Part 4 in Relationship Series

Considerations for Speaking In addition to body language and eye contact, speaking is how we communicate with other people. How we speak...

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Part 3 in Relationship Series

Using the Body as a Steadying Support When we run into difficulty in our relationships with other people, being lost in our stories and...

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The Intention for Non-Harm and Non-Ill Will The Buddha’s path to happiness and freedom from suffering begins with ethical conduct....

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Turning Our Attention To Relationships

In this series of posts I will present some practical ways that we can bring our attention to our relationships so as to more fully...

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Final Post in Mindfulness Series

Sometimes Mindfulness Is Not Enough Mindfulness lies at the heart of all Buddhist practice. It is what allows us to keep in mind what we...

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Part 5 in Mindfulness Series

What Makes Mindfulness (Sati) Wise Mindfulness (Samma Sati) Mindfulness on its own is not necessarily a wholesome (leading to happiness)...

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Part 4 in Mindfulness Series

Intention and Mindfulness All things begin with intention. Everything we say and do is first preceded by the intention to say or do that...

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Part 3 in Mindfulness Series

Mindfulness and Concentration While mindfulness and concentration work closely together in our meditation practice, they are two...

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