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Category: Meditation

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Taking One’s Shoes Off: Reflections On Danger And Refuge

The Buddha also teaches us that we can find refuge in a dangerous world. What does it mean to find safety despite the inevitability of danger? What are the conditions for refuge?

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Posted on January 8, 2023January 8, 2023

Carrying The Dharma in Prison: The Prison Mindfulness Summit

Prison Mindfulness Summit: useful approaches to volunteering in prison, pitfalls that facilitators might encounter in incarcerated settings, and what makes for safe prison sanghas.

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Posted on October 23, 2022October 23, 2022

Lovingkindness: A Recovery Dharma Topic

One way we can train our hearts is by practicing metta, which is often translated as lovingkindness. The word also carries with it ideas of benevolence, friendliness, and care for others.

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Posted on February 8, 2022February 9, 2022

Safe Harbor

If my prison story isn’t in service to something transformative, I am not interested in sharing it. Mine is a path of transformation and of love.

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Posted on January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

Mindfulness Of Elements: A Recovery Dharma Topic

As one breathes in and out with careful attention, one may simply note the varying sensations of breath as soft or hard, wet or dry, cool or warm, and moving or still.

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Posted on December 24, 2020December 28, 2020

Mindfulness Of Breath: A Recovery Dharma Topic

When the mind gets lost in thought, we gently note the distraction as whatever it may be and then return our attention to the sensation of breathing.

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Posted on December 23, 2020January 23, 2021

Burn With Me, My Sisters: A Reflection On Grief

My grief was none other than love that I didn’t want to feel. Love that was so great it felt too dangerous to allow out.

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Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

Feeling Tone: A Recovery Dharma Topic

Mindfulness of feeling tones is the practice of bringing attention to the way that sensations are met in our experience.

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