Personal Reflections Reflections
Naked: Conditioning Uncovered
Like the Buddha seeing Mara, much conditioning scuffles off, powerless, once it is seen and fully understood. The work is to know it, not to hide from or fight it.
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The Boundary of Our Freedom
How unconditional acceptance can lower the walls in our heart and let the light shine through.
Escaping the Meditation Guilt Trip
You don’t have to wallow in self-judgment to hold yourself to a higher standard. Tara Brach explains why.
The Red Hat Rorschach Test
Seeking understanding instead of blame can bring greater clarity and solutions to an ambiguous situation, like the Covington Catholic incident.
What is an ego if not a collection of judgments and opinions?
What is an ego if not a collection of judgments and opinions? -Ezra Bayda Throughout this month’s Tricycle Retreat, “Relationships, Love, and Spiritual Practice,” retreat leader Ezra Bayda has been offering very clear teachings not just…
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
The Power of Judgment
Judgmental is bad, judicious is good.
Judge me, admirable friend
We often think that passing judgment is a bad thing. In the Winter 2010 issue of Tricycle, however, Thanissaro Bhikkhu explains what the Buddha taught about the importance of judgment. He writes: The first step in…
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