A Koan for These Times
How koans can teach us to embrace uncertainty in the face of the climate crisis
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Why We Should Turn Towards Mystery
In an excerpt from his new online course, “The Power of Not Knowing,” Buddhist teacher Martin Aylward explains the benefits of setting aside what we already know and embracing the freedom of not knowing.
The Power of Not-Knowing
A contemplation on this posture of humility: a gesture of power, not weakness, that keeps us open to fresh perspectives
Teachings Meditation Month 2022
The Zen of Not Knowing
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.”
Trusting the Unknown
Anchoring ourselves in our body, we will find within us the solidity of the home, which is capable of helping us find our way, if only we let it.
Practice Questioning
Deep inquiry can be a core aspect of meditation practice. Here’s how to ask skillful questions of ourselves.
Don’t-Know Mind and the Election of Our Lives
We don’t know who’s going to win, or what’s going to happen. There’s a Buddhist teaching that works with exactly that.
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Be a “See-It-All”
A brief teaching from a Buddhist author
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Melting into Freedom
A brief teaching from an Insight Meditation and Soto Zen teacher
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