TeachingsMagazine | Practice, Teachings
A Gateway to Freedom
Freeing your mind in the face of suffering and the
resistance that comes with it
Pain
Practicing on the Edge
How to work with fear in our meditation practice when we arrive at the limit of our comfort zone during meditation
Personal Reflections Death & Dying
Burning Among Stars in the Night
In the wake of losing his father, a writer explores pain as a portal
Meditation Meditation Month 2022
A Practice for Breathing Through Pain
How to bring compassionate awareness, understanding, and choice to recurring, painful challenges and turn these obstacles into opportunities.
Meditation Meditation Month 2021
Mute the Commentary
Letting mental chatter be can lessen our clinging to anguish.
Living with Bears
We can never really prepare ourselves for the reality of suffering. But we can understand our fear of suffering.
MeditationMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Belonging in the Body
Granting ourselves permission to feel can help us find acceptance.
MeditationMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Forever Connected
Some things just hurt. But the key to resilience is remembering that we are never truly alone.
Teachings Meditation Month 2020
Loving Pain
On or off the cushion, we can approach our painful feelings––physical or emotional––with an attitude of warm-hearted compassion.
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