Part 3 in Generosity Series
Never underestimate the power of small gifts "Even if a person throws the rinsings of a bowl or a cup into a village pool or pond,...
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MEDITATION RETREAT RESOURCES
Chas DiCapua
- 1 min
Part 2 in Generosity Series
The Importance of Giving "If beings knew, as I know, the results of giving and sharing, they would not eat without having given, nor...
Chas DiCapua
- 1 min
Methods To Raise Energy
There are two different approaches to meditating when one’s energy starts to drop (Sloth). One is to turn the attention to the experience...
Chas DiCapua
- 2 min
Part 1 in Generosity Series
Why Dharma Practice Begins With Generosity The Buddha taught the Dharma in many ways and styles. He would tailor his teachings to the...
Vanesa Garcia
- 1 min
Quote - T.S. Eliot
“I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, for love would be love...
Chas DiCapua
- 1 min
Part 5 in Ethical Behavior Series
Ethical Conduct Is Practicing Enlightened Behavior The Buddha’s teachings talk about how important Ethical Conduct is when trying to...
Chas DiCapua
- 2 min
Part 4 In Ethical Behavior Series
Practicing with The Precepts Feels Good The Buddha’s path to awakening is all about being happy. From the beginning of the path, with the...
Chas DiCapua
- 2 min
Part 3 in Ethical Behavior Series
An Organic Cultivation Working with and cultivating the 5 Precepts is not a rule-based, linear process. It is much more organic and...
Chas DiCapua
- 2 min
Part 2 in Ethical Behavior Series
Our Own Spiritual Authority When faced with a task or goal to reach, it is common for people to want to know what the best course of...
Vanesa Garcia
- 1 min
Quote - Reginal Ray
"My sense is that there is a very real problem among Western Buddhist practitioners. We are attempting to practice meditation and to...
Chas DiCapua
- 2 min
Part 1 in Ethical Behavior Series
Abstention is Just the Beginning A lot of what I heard at our meeting last night about what would be helpful for folks, is support in...
Chas DiCapua
- 2 min
Purity and Purification
Last Saturday during the snowfall we were having, I was looking at the weather forecast for the following week and saw the warmth and...
Vanesa Garcia
- 1 min
Quote - Eckhart Tolle
"As much as possible in everyday life, use awareness of the inner body (feeling sensations) to create space. Whenever you inhabit your...
Chas DiCapua
- 2 min
The Sacred Pause
Pauses are built in to the natural order of things. The fullness of life in the spring and summer pauses in fall and winter. Even in the...
Vanesa Garcia
- 1 min
Quote - Buddha
There is one thing that, when cultivated and regularly practiced, leads to deep spiritual intention, to peace, to mindfulness and clear...
Chas DiCapua
- 1 min
Patience and Perseverance
It's 9 degrees this morning with snow on the ground. There's very little to suggest that we are headed towards spring. And yet today we...
Chas DiCapua
- 5 min
10% Slower
Mind/Body Connection – Why moving more slowly matters. Long distance runners know that, when possible, breathing through the nose is...
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