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Episode 319 :: Oren Jay Sofer :: Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication
Are You Mindful of Labels and Definitions?
Sometimes we have to step back, reread, or ask questions to make sure we understand if we agree on the label or definition. We can even deny the true definition of something because of emotional baggage.
Read More9/22 Practice Circle: Listening to the Felt Sense
I’m going with my gut on this. It’s what’s in my heart. I have a funny feeling inside. These common phrases indicate that we recognize that physical sensations in the body have important things to tell us, things that may be beyond the grasp of our conscious awareness. Several of the world’s wisdom traditions put…
Read More9/8 Practice Circle: Mountains Flowing
I recently returned from a vacation in the Rockies, where we stayed in a little cabin near the tree line. We had a wonderful view of a hilltop just across the valley, with patches of snow lingering in the August heat. We spent hours on the front porch watching that mountain as the sun moved…
Read MorePractice Circle: Getting Stuck
For Practice Circle this coming Sunday the 25th of August, we’ll explore experiences of getting stuck, what they’re like, and ways in which our practice can help us get un-stuck. To join us, learn more on the Practice Circle web page.
Read MoreEpisode 316 :: Richard Harrold :: My Buddha Is Pink: Buddhism for the Modern Homosexual
Richard Harrold Richard Harrold joins us to speak about his book, My Buddha Is Pink: Buddhism for the Modern Homosexual. Contemporary religious traditions are experiencing stressors unprecendented in all of history. They are being hit by a double whammy: first, planet wide, instant access to their teachings and practices, which also opens them up to…
Read More8/11 Practice Circle: Compassion for Ourselves and the World
The key to compassion, either for ourselves or for others, is the understanding that suffering is something we share. It may be easy to grasp intellectually that all sentient beings experience suffering, but this insight is also deeply counter-intuitive. When I am in pain, that suffering is mine, part of a drama that is bound…
Read MorePractice Circle 7/28: Four Tasks
When Practice Circle meets on July 28, 2019, at 6 pm Pacific, 7 Mountain, 8 Central and 9 Eastern, we’ll share practice and discussion of how the Four Noble Truths manifest themselves in secular dharma practice. To prepare, I’m sharing this article I originally wrote in 2013. A link to our free, online practice community…
Read More7/14 Practice Circle: Relax
I think every contemplative technique I’m aware of involves at least some degree of relaxation. The practices I was taught in MBSR all begin with bringing awareness to areas of tightness and holding in the body and inviting them to relax; the Body Scan, which is the first technique one learns in MBSR, consists of…
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