Clearly knowing
Notes from Joseph Goldstein's book "Mindfulness; a practical guide to awakening"Clearly knowing is one of the four qualities of mind: Ardency, Clearly knowing, mindfulness, and concentration.Clearly...
View ArticleMindfulness, the Gateway to Wisdom
Continuing with notes from Joseph Goldstein’s “Mindfulness” book.We are working with the section on the four qualities of mind: Ardency, Clearly knowing, mindfulness, and concentration.Mindfulness is...
View ArticleConcentration - The Collected Nature of Mind
These are notes from Joseph Goldstein’s book “Mindfulness”.It is the last of the section about the four qualities of mind: ardency, clearly knowing, mindfulness and concentration.One of the benefits...
View ArticleSatipatthanas sutta refrain
These are notes from Joseph Goldstein’s book “Mindfulness”.These notes are from Chapter 5 on Contemplating the Four Foundations.There is a refrain that occurs 13 times in the sutra. An abbreviated...
View ArticleOn Establishing the continuity of Mindfulness
These are notes from Joseph Goldstein’s book, “Mindfulness”These notes are from the first half of the chapter on Bare Knowing and the Continuity of Mindfulness.Bare Knowledge is to observe objectively...
View ArticleAbiding Independently and the Bahiya Sutta
These are notes taken from studying Joseph Goldstein's book, "Mindfulness"This is the last part of chapter 6.The last sentence of the refrain is:And one abides independent, not clinging to anything in...
View Articlemindfulness of breathing #1
These are notes from Joseph Goldstein's book "mindfulness". This is the first part of Chapter 7 -mindfulness of breathing.This sutra has many avenues to take that will lead to awareness. Buddha had a...
View ArticleMindfulness of Breathing #2
These are my notes from studying the end of Chapter 7 in Joseph Goldstein's book "Mindfulness". They are the second half of Mindfulness of Breathing.In the Satipatthana sutta, there is a series of...
View ArticlePost Election Practices
Someone from the sangha asked me how to I do tonglen in the circumstances that we are presently facing. To practice tonglen in a crisis is quite radical and hard to do. But who said Buddhist practice...
View ArticleMindfulness of body postures - Working with fear and dread
These are notes taken from Joseph Goldstein's book "MindfulnessChapter 8 mindfulness of posturesAgain, monks, when walking, one knows “I am walking”; when standing, one knows “I am standing”; when...
View ArticleMindfulness of body postures #2 - selflessness
Continuing the study and notes from Joseph Goldstein’s book, “Mindfulness”, chapter 8 the second half.Mindfulness of postures can support the understanding of the three characteristics.·...
View ArticleMindfulness of Activities
This is a continuation of notes from Joseph Goldstein’s book “Mindfulness”On Chapter 9, Mindfulness of activities:“Again, monks, when going forward and returning one acts clearly knowing; when looking...
View ArticleMindfulness of Physical Characteristics
These are notes taken from Joseph Goldstein’s book “Mindfulness”. These are the first section from Chapter 10, Mindfulness of physical Characteristics.We study the body to take us beyond the concept...
View ArticleMindfulness of the elements
These are notes from Joseph Goldstein’s book “mindfulness.”The second half of Chapter 9, Mindfulness of activities.The elements“Again, monks, one reviews this same body, however it is placed, however...
View ArticlePost Election Practices #2
Post-Election #2I have been studying and writing again about Jizo Bodhisattva. Again and again, this archetypal energy inspires me. I found it particularly inspiring in helping me practice during the...
View ArticleMindfulness of "I am"
Continuing to study “Mindfulness” by Joseph Goldstein. These are notes.This portion is in the middle of chapter 10, “Mindfulness of physical characteristics”“Conceit” in its Buddhist usage, refers to...
View ArticleThe Corpse in Decay
These are notes on the end of chapter 10, mindfulness of physical characteristic in the Joseph Goldstein’s book “Mindfulness”.The last section of mindfulness of the body is the contemplation of corpses...
View ArticleEntering Mindfulness of Feelings
Liberation through Feelings.These are notes from Chapter 11 in Joseph Goldstein’s book, “Mindfulness.”The purpose of these teaching is freeing the mind from suffering.It is about liberation not just:·...
View ArticleMy new blog is on my website, www.judithragir. org
Hi all,I have switched my blogto my new website, www.judithragir.orgthe lastest blog isDo not misuse Sexualityand here's the linkhttps://www.judithragir.org/2017/02/do-not-misuse-sexuality/thanks for...
View Articlethe Paradoxes of the Married Priest
Please see my new blog onwww.judithragir.orgor this linkhttps://www.judithragir.org/2017/02/the-paradoxes-of-the-married-zen-priest/continuing to study "do not misuse sexuality"
View ArticleThe Red Thread of Passion
Why can't even the most enlightened person sever the Red Thread of Passion?How an we learn to have a sexuality that is rich but not harming? Can we find a balance between non-attachment to passion and...
View ArticleThe Withered Tree koan or The Old Women Burns Down the Hermitage.
Please go to my new blog site for this post at www.judithragir.orghttps://www.judithragir.org/2017/02/the-withered-tree-koan-or-the-old-women-burns-down-the-hermitage/This post continues with a series...
View ArticleMiazong's Dharma Interview
Please catch this blog on my new site.www.judithragir.orgMiazong’s Dharma Interview, 12th centuryHow does a head monk respond when a women gets naked?Does he act like a horse or an ass?Is he knocked...
View ArticleRyonen Scars Her Face, 17th century
Please go to my website, www.judithragir.org for my new blogRyonen Scars Her Face. 17th century.In order to "not be an object of men’s sexual desire", Ryonen scars her face to enter the monastery....
View ArticleGoldstein's mindfulness, "Ardency"
Hi, it's been quite a while since i posted a blog. I have had several big changes in my life. The main one is stepping down from the guiding teacher position at Clouds in Water Zen Center and...
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