One morning I was at the Library bookstore donating a couple of books. I noticed that the three people helping out at the store were all volunteers. I asked them about volunteering there. They were of course very helpful giving…
Imprints We Make
Our thoughts, words, and actions affect us all. Remembering we inter-are.
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Tagged with: Caring, Community, Compassion, Hospice, Meditation, neighborliness, oneness, trust
Posted in Interbeing
Posted in Interbeing
Insight
Something has been happening. No matter. Just be with what is. If I’m meant to understand it will happen. If I’m not, that’s just fine. I have learned not to trust my thinking head. Answers, the ones that I pay…
Tagged with: Abuse, Buddhism, Buddhist psychology, fear, insight, mantra, Meditation, Neural plasticity
Posted in Buddhism
Posted in Buddhism
Lucky
I am so lucky. I hurt my back two weeks ago. This morning at 7 a.m. I was startled by some pretty heavy knocking on my apartment door. My husband threw on his robe and opened the door to be…
Tagged with: Being with what is, contentment, glass half full, Gratefulness, life, Lucky, Meditation, perception, positivity
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Posted in Uncategorized
Legacy
As the earth gives us food and air and all the things we need May I give my heart to caring for all others until all attain awakening For the good of all sentient beings May loving kindness be born…
Tagged with: Abuse, Buddhism, Compassion, insight, Meditation, Mothers Day, Prayer, Spirituality
Posted in Buddhism, Shared posts
Posted in Buddhism, Shared posts
Love is Forever
I was meditating this morning. I cried a couple of times. It was a busy meditation session. Lots happening. The happening that ended in tears was my mom. My mom. Sometimes when I look at her wrinkled, beautiful…
Tagged with: Being Present, Being with what is, Dementia, Impermanence, Loss, Love, Meditation, Mom
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Posted in Mom
Cherokee Wisdom
The following is something that I shared in 2008 with a group of friends who came to my home to meditate on Sunday mornings. They had all wished to be included in regular emails that I sent out, emails in…
Tagged with: Anger, Buddhism, Cherokee wisdom, Ego, Feeding anger, Meditation, meditators, Spiritual, Spirituality, watching the mind
Posted in Ego
Posted in Ego
What About My Retreat?
The following is an article that I wrote, published in Buddhadharma: The practitioner’s quarterly magazine, Winter 2013 edition. I thought it worth sharing: Maureen Connor (Samten Wangmo) was ordained as a lay teacher in the Tibetan Karma Kagyu tradition in…
Tagged with: Buddhadharma magazine, Buddhism, Buddhist magazine, Caring, Community, Compassion, Gratefulness, Meditation, Retreats, Sangha, Spirituality, Tibet
Posted in Buddhism
Posted in Buddhism
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