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The Flower Sermon at the Bar: A Story

“Nirvana is not a thing. You can’t place it in time and space and give it a name and a street address and a social security number. Because if you could, nirvana would just be something else that arises and passes away.”

Posted byDoug ToftAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022Posted inBuddhism

Bodywork as Spiritual Practice

Perhaps the path of mindful pleasure will take me to nirvana as readily as silent and solitary sitting meditation.

Posted byDoug ToftAugust 5, 2022Posted inBuddhism, Meditation

Living in the Light of Death: The Five Remembrances

Shining the light of death on my current worries and resentments, I am suddenly free to release them.

Posted byDoug ToftJuly 2, 2022July 2, 2022Posted inBuddhism, Meditation

Enlightenment: A Quick Start Guide

Take refuge in the witness. Then allow the witness to disappear.

Posted byDoug ToftJune 11, 2022June 19, 2022Posted inBuddhism, Meditation

Deepening the Practice of Walking Meditation

This practice helps us see the difference between physical sensations and thoughts *about* those sensations.

Posted byDoug ToftJune 3, 2022June 3, 2022Posted inBuddhism, Meditation

The Buddha’s Words to a Dying Man

We create suffering by adding our reactions of attachment and aversion to bare sensations.

Posted byDoug ToftMay 27, 2022Posted inBuddhism

The Early Teachings of Shinzen Young: Clarifying the Self

Our sense of self is not a delusion. Instead, meditation reveals the self as constructed, fluid, and elastic.

Posted byDoug ToftMarch 12, 2022March 12, 2022Posted inBuddhism, Meditation

The Early Teachings of Shinzen Young: Nirvana as the Un-Driven Life

We can taste nirvana during daily life as we practice mindful reponses to pain and pleasure.

Posted byDoug ToftMarch 5, 2022March 5, 2022Posted inBehavior Change, Buddhism, Meditation

The Early Teachings of Shinzen Young: Understanding Nirvana

Nirvana arises when we stop blocking the free flow of thought and sensation.

Posted byDoug ToftFebruary 26, 2022March 5, 2022Posted inBuddhism, Meditation

The Early Teachings of Shinzen Young: Why Meditation Matters

“No matter how assailed, anger need not arise. No matter what the pleasure, compulsive longing need not arise. No matter what the circumstances, a feeling of limitation need not arise.”

Posted byDoug ToftFebruary 20, 2022February 28, 2022Posted inBuddhism, Meditation

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