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A PAGE FOR MINDFUL LIVING by Nancy Bennett, Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teac

16/02/2026

People come to meditation and the Buddha’s teachings for a number of reasons. Many of them involve suffering. A recent death, some disruption, illness - one’s own or that of a close family member or friend. And the overarching desire is for peace, for a sense of calm an

09/02/2026

In this first foundational teaching of the Buddha called The Four Foundations or Establishments of Mindfulness, the first of these is Mindfulness of the Body. The body’s centrality in our meditation practice is evidenced by mindfulness of breathing which is almost universally taug

02/02/2026

Today is Ground Hog’s Day. And maybe the proverbial ground hog came out and saw his shadow. He or she could. It’s certainly sunny enough. The question is whether his or her burrow is still buried under mountains of snow. An NPR discussion likened i

26/01/2026

Mindfulness as we have learned and discussed is the quality of being aware, of knowing our experience in this present moment. It is not the same as consciousness as we can be conscious but not really paying attention to what we are experiencing. So awakening to our present moment

19/01/2026

In many ways this has been a tumultuous time and part of what I having been doing is to engage in vigils, in visibility campaigns, and in actually organizing an event to protest ICE on our streets and to remember the many people, many fellow human beings who have been killed, died in custody, and be

04/01/2026

I am deeply grateful to all of you for your support of my ability to share the Buddha’s teachings. It has been a joy to share these teachings and to know that many of your lives have been profoundly changed by learning and practicing what the Buddha taught. That I could be a part

22/12/2025

The holiday season is now upon with all its divergent energies. The winter solstice has arrived and the season is suspended in a balance. Nothing is actually reversing in the physical world. The earth is still on its 23 degree axis, spinning more or less around its own

15/12/2025

In January through the beginning of March, I myself will be taking Venerable Analayo’s 8-week course on the Sattipathana Sutta - or the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. These four foundations are Mindfulness of the Body, Mindfulness of Feelings, Mindfulness of the Mind, a

08/12/2025

In Insight Meditation, investigation of our experiences in each moment as they present themselves to us through our six senses (five sense and mind in Buddhism) is key to developing insight and liberation. So we investigate it all - sights, sounds, bodily sensations, smells, tastes, and me

01/12/2025

Ajahn Chah writes: “If you let go a little, you will find a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will find a lot of peace. If you let go absolutely, you will find absolute peace and tranquility.” Among Buddha’s earliest teachings was the Four Noble Truths - the truth of suffering, the truth ...

10/11/2025

This week we’ll continue ourinvestigation of metta or loving kindness - the first and the foundation of the sublime abidings, or states of minds. The other three are compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity and grow out of different conditions encountered by loving k

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