Each month on or about the full moon, I've been trying to write a post about some aspect of dharma practice that's relevant to what's happening in my own life. This next full moon though, I plan to be on retreat at the Insight Meditation Society's Forest Refuge in Barre, Massachusetts, for the whole month …
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April 2014 full moon
This is peaceful This is sublime Namely: the stilling of all formations The letting go of all attachments The destruction of craving Fading away / dispassion Cessation Nibbana
Welcoming the New Year
Greetings from snowy Massachusetts! I intended to write this post a few days ago, but I've been under the weather with a combination of jet lag, a head cold, AND a gastro bug. So I wasn't exactly the life of the party on New Year's Eve, but being forced to take time out has given …
Joseph Goldstein’s new book Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
Joseph Goldstein has just published a new book which looks in detail at the Satipatthana Sutta, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, which is the key text for the practice of insight meditation. It should be a very helpful resource for anyone who wants to refine their understanding of mindfulness and its role in the development …
Continue reading Joseph Goldstein’s new book Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
Jill Shepherd: insight meditation 