Friends make life beautiful. So many times, going through life can be really tough, gotta be honest. It takes a lot to stay hopeful and keep yourself going when it's really putting you through one thing after another. Having a friend that you can trust makes all the...
‘When the mind feels attraction, when it feels aversion, you don’t lose the path, but you know these conditions for what they are.’ Ajahn Chah
‘In order to recognise the essential nature of the mind, we have to peel off different layers and clear away obscurations.’ Dalai Lama
‘We can’t meditate in only one posture. There are four postures for humans, standing, walking, sitting, and lying down.’ Ajahn Chah
On July 9, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies will begin a four-week online course titled “Fat Dharma: Liberation for Our Heart and Bodies.” Taught by meditation teacher Dawn Haney and psychotherapist Nina Herzog, “Fat Dharma” aims to create an inclusive community for...
‘When practising Buddhist meditation, best not to look for answers in words or actions.’ Zen Graffiti
What is Vipassana meditation and how does it differ from other forms of meditation? Trudy Goodman: All meditations have something good to offer. That’s important to know. The only bad meditation is the kind you don’t do. What I appreciate about Vipassana, or Insight...
Let’s have a taste of mindfulness. Take an apple out of your refrigerator. Any apple will do. Wash it. Dry it. Before taking a bite, pause for a moment. Look at the apple in your palm and ask yourself: When I eat an apple, am I really enjoying eating it? Or am I so...
A friend or family member shares the news of a life-threatening diagnosis or we see them stumble on a curb or over their words, and in that moment we realize that we’re about to become a companion to someone facing death. Perhaps it’s a conscious choice. Maybe we feel...
Here’s my spiritual practice these days: moment-to-moment I try to be mindful of the arising of ill will in my mind and try to meet it with clear, compassionate response. This reflects the Buddha’s basic instruction on how to work with our negative patterns:...