Clear comprehension (sampajañña in Pali) is an essential part of the mindfulness practices taught by the Buddha. It brings awareness to how our actions of body, speech and mind are […]
Sometimes clear seeing gets confused with criticism. This talk explores what becomes possible when honesty is joined with kindness.
Mindfulness is often described as paying attention to the present moment. Yet throughout the early Buddhist teachings, the Buddha presents mindfulness and clear comprehension together. Over time, we begin to […]
The importance of focusing our attention and investigation on Effort in meditation, practice and life is frequently overlooked or minimized. “Right Effort,” or “Right Energy,” is foundational to our understanding […]
What is Nibbāna? What does it look like when someone is fully enlightened? What might it look and feel like when you are fully enlightened, and how might you practice […]
A long hike requires many resources: a healthy body, food and water, the right clothing and gear, not to mention motivation and a sense of direction. The practice of mindfulness, […]
Anger creeps into our lives uninvited, disguised in a variety of forms. it is a multi-faceted emotion that is on the continuum of “ill-will,” (dosa in Pali) the second of […]
We take up meditation and engage in dharma study to cultivate morally skillful behavior in our speech and action. Ethical conduct is not an adjunct to practice, it is at […]
Perception is one of the proximate causes for mindfulness to arise. Perception is also the source of concepts, confusion, and papanca, the proliferation of thoughts that causes us to suffer. […]