TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
What Matters Most?
A brief exercise in discernment from a best-selling author and meditation teacher
Habits
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Regret
A brief teaching from a teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition
Personal Reflections Meditation Month 2024
A Letter from My Future Self, Encouraging Me to Practice
Here, now, begin again.
Goodbye God
Buddhism is a nontheistic system, which means that a belief in God is not part of the teachings. However, it can be a habit, as it was in my case.
Stepping Out of Situational Patterning
In the online course “Dependent Arising,” four teachers from Bodhi College discuss choice and the wholesome patterns that allow us to respond, not react.
Seeing in the Dark
Zen priest Kurt Spellmeyer discusses cigarettes, samadhi, and “dwelling in emptiness.”
The Gift of Change
How examining impermanence can liberate us from our fixed habits
Teachings Meditation Month 2022
Turning a Ship
Transforming our habits requires a moment of insight coupled with sustained effort.
Meditation Meditation Month 2020
Why Can’t I Get to the Cushion?
There are many obstacles that can keep us from our practice, but if we are honest about them, we can come up with creative ways to stay motivated.
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