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  • Remember to Notice

    We have been exploring the practice of “Remembering to notice the movement of the mind” both during formal practice and when we are engaged with our daily life. This practice…

  • Qualities of Our True Nature III

    Now we conclude our contemplation and discussion of the concept of the ego as “The Veil That Obscures Who We Are.” So, what is it that is being “veiled?” What…

  • Power of Awareness II

    This week’s reading is a continuation of the article I started last week by Diana Winston, from Lion’s Roar magazine, “Mindfulness, the Power of Awareness.” Traditional Buddhist mindfulness approaches are…

  • Power of Awareness I

    This week’s words are from an article in Lion’s Roar magazine by Diana Winston, director of mindfulness education at UCLA. They are from an article entitled “Mindfulness: The Power of…

  • Perception — Not What You Think

    There is a difference between what your senses experience (raw perception) and what you understand and experience in the mind. Your perception is the direct sense contact with the physical…

  • Mind IV

    Continuing on our question of: “What is the Mind?”, perhaps that is a question that leads us into the deeper question: What is our essential nature? We usually think of…

  • Mind II

    If we come to some understanding that the “mind” (as we commonly refer to it) is a process, rather than a thing or a separate entity, then how are we…

  • Letting Go I

    In our lives, we often get “stuck” in a pattern of thoughts or feelings that won’t seem to go away. We want (sometimes desperately) to make this difficult feeling or…