Bodhi BerlinSuffering is central to Buddhism, but it is not everything. Last week I shared my favorite teaching with the sangha. I read excerpts of Chapter 5 (“Is everything suffering?”) and Chapter 18 (“The 3 Dharma Seals”) from The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching by Thích Nhất Hạnh. I love this teaching because it turns conventional […]
The following are practice notes of Pema Chödrön’s instructions on basic sitting meditation and Tonglen practice, from her book Welcoming the Unwelcome. Basic Sitting Meditation THE TECHNIQUE OF SITTING MEDITATION CALLED shamatha- vipashyana (“tranquility-insight”) is like a golden key that helps us to know ourselves. In shamatha-vipashyana meditation, we sit upright with legs crossed and […]
The following are practice notes related to the readings & practices we’ve been going through from Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator’s Handbook by Ajahn Brahm.