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Hi Friends, Here are a few resources Mark mentioned in his talk for your reference: Study Resource for this week’s reflection Refuge: Natural Buddhism by Gil Fronsdal The Refuge of Sitting by Narayan Liebenson Suffusion of Divine Abidings (Four Quarters …

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Hi folks, Here is a scan of the Emptiness and Compassion chapter from Guy Armstrong’s book Emptiness. Mark and Shelly have been giving talks on this subject recently and will continue to use the book as a complementary text for …

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Hi all, Thanks to Andrew for taking these notes at recent weekly practice groups! A paraphrase from Myoshin’s talk: The Buddha did teach that the nature of all phenomena is emptiness, but this does not mean a void. It is …

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Letting go happens, but it’s not something we decide to do. It happens because there is understanding, and understanding brings change. An excerpt from The Way It Is by Ajahn Sumedho: The Buddha pointed to the way of seeing things …

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Quotes from Mark’s talks this week. “What makes us a powerful learner and creatively engaged is equanimity: moving into the world with an open heart and mind.” “If we do not realize thought is impersonal, we assume ‘if I had …

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Autobiography In Five Short Chapters Chapter I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost… I am hopeless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way …

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From Mark Nunberg: Two resources for the study of the Five Mental Hindrances – forces in the mind that hinder the continuity and steadiness of mindful awareness:   https://www.bcbsdharma.org/article/understanding-the-hindrances/ http://insightmeditationcenter.org/articles/FiveHindrances.pdf

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Hi everyone, Mark Nunberg is now using Ajahn Sucitto’s book Meditation: A Way of Awakening, for the Weekly Practice Groups. You can download a copy of the book here.

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