…when our self–identity is hurt or threatened. Hopefully becoming aware of our selfishness doesn’t become an additional reason to be angry. Such self– understanding is meant to be a step toward freedom and greater self–compassion. The E in the acronym…

…Sila: Equivalence of Ethics and Enlightenment Program This eight-month program provides experienced practitioners an opportunity to delve into some of the deeper teachings of our Buddhist tradition in a community of other committed practitioners. In this program participants study and…

The Issue At Hand This book, a collection of poignant and meaningful essays on mindfulness meditation and Buddhist practice, was written by Gil Fronsdal as a gift to the community. Read or Download The Issue at Hand is freely offered…

…as ‘wipassana’)- has two parts to it, the ‘vi’ part, and the ‘passana’ part. ‘Passana’ means ‘seeing clearly’ and ‘vi’ means something like ‘various things’. The commentaries say that the ‘various things’ that you see clearly are: impermanence, suffering and…

…ease, more compassionate, and more supportive of the values that we want to live by. I will give an example of looking at that place of choice. It is an example I have given before. One day I was coming…

…much taste for it. To do formal walking meditation, find a pathway about 30 to 40 feet long, and simply walk back and forth. When you come to the end of your path, come to a full stop, turn around,…

…formal walking meditation, find a pathway about 30 to 40 feet long, and simply walk back and forth. When you come to the end of your path, come to a full stop, turn around, stop again, and then start again….

…away. Watching how more experienced practitioners communicate with respect, friendliness, and mindfulness can teach us to do the same. Being a volunteer provides many opportunities to learn from other community members. A Buddhist community is not made up only of…

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…path, my capacity for compassion continued to increase. As I practiced Vipassana, I found that my heart was freed from some of the greed, hatred and delusion which obscured my capacity to be sensitive and empathetic. This growth of compassion…

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…refer to those who have attained the goal of practice by using words that are common in other, probably later, Buddhist texts. For example, the terms arahant, Stream-Enterer, Once Returner, and Non-Returner are absent. In that rebirth has no role…

…completely through the doors.’ The instruction seemed so empty and meaningless the first time I heard it. Now it seemed monumental. Still, I could not manage to get myself to pass through the front gate. “Inside my head, a voice…

…a Brahmin. Dhammapada 399   A wise person,     Understanding the Dharma,     By insight, free of longing     And free of desire Is calm as a still pool. Iti 92   Obtaining praise is a trifling thing,     And…

…we get freer and freer, we let go of them one at a time, but the ninth one, which comes really late in the process of getting free, is conceit. Conceit is thinking that I’m better than somebody else, or…

…was quite a blessing to be able to be part of this cycle of life. (Silence.) So, do you have any questions about this foundation? (Silence.) As I go through these, please feel free, if anything comes up that you…

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…English as raga does in Pali, the ancient Buddhist language. If passion is understood to include any strongly motivating emotions, then being free of passion suggests an emotionally subdued or neutral person, incapable of love. If passion refers instead to…

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…plants grow, increase, and come to fullness in dependence on the earth, so wholesome states grow, increase, and come to fullness in dependence on cultivating the Noble Eightfold Path. Protecting the growth of what is wholesome within us is likened…

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…sound. Other common mental notes are ‘seeing’, ‘touching’, ‘feeling’, and ‘thinking’. Some experiences may be given more descriptive labels. For example, sensations may be noted as ‘warmth’, ‘coolness’, ‘pressure’, ‘tightness’, and so on. Emotions may be named: ‘happiness’, ‘sadness’, ‘excitement’,…