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The word "mindfulness" comes up a lot in Buddhist meditation. But what does it mean exactly? Most of us would probably like to be more...
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The Four Noble Truths form the basis of Buddhist thought. The first Noble Truth, the existence of suffering, was covered previously. The second Noble...
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Is the prospect of a loud New Year's getting you down? Here's an alternative: For the past ten years, the Insight Meditation Community of...
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There's a misconception that Buddhists believe all life is suffering. Not true. They do believe that life involves suffering, starting with birth...
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Buddhism teaches that everyone suffers. Not all the time -- but the teaching is a good reminder that others have problems and they're deserving...
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The final practice for mindfulness of the body is often hard for Westerners to understand. (The first five practices have been previously covered: See...
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As you're giving thanks around your turkey or vegetarian feast this week, you may be curious what Buddhism has to say about gratitude. The Buddha...
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This series has been examining mindfulness of the body (see previous articles on mindfulness of breathing, of postures, and of activities and parts of...
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Mindfulness of activities is the third branch of mindfulness of the body. (See previous articles on mindfulness of breathing and of postures.) The...
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