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  • Natural Mind I

    Here is a quote from the book, It’s Easier Than You Think, by Insight Meditation Teacher and author, Sylvia Boorstein. The “mind” is essentially peaceful. For me, that discovery held…

  • I Got Covid

    I was starting to feel very tired on Friday night and woke up Saturday with congestion and more fatigue. I would normally write it off as a cold, or flu, but…

  • Noble Truth III-A — Cessation

    The Third Noble Truth is that the cessation of suffering is to be realized. The realization of the cessation of suffering is not an intellectual concept, but rather a direct…

  • Noble Truth II — Causes

    We have discussed the First Noble Truth presented by the Buddha: Suffering exists and we need to fully understand the nature of suffering. The Second Noble Truth is that our…

  • Everywhere and Every Day

    We have been working with the Six R’s (see appendix) as a way to deal with distractions during practice and in our daily life. Hopefully, this does not become “just…

  • Ease in Practice

    In our meditations, we are asked to engage in different types of practice. We may be asked to rest the attention on an object; such as the breath. We may…