Remembering a Noble Friend
by TRACY COCHRAN The Buddha said that noble (spiritual) friends are the whole of the path. The other evening, John Fowle, a noble friend, slipped away from this world, and now I understand what the…
Walk the Path
That there is a path to the end of suffering, to freedom, is the Fourth Noble Truth. We walk the Path as our life practice—to cultivate and develop WISDOM, live in INTEGRITY with Wise Speech,…
Let Freedom Ring
The purpose of the teachings and practice is freedom, the “sure heart’s release.” It is the cooling and extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred and delusion that rage in the heart. Knowing the genuine…
The Way Things Are
I’ve been reflecting lately on the profundity of the Four Noble Truths. These Truths underpinned all 45 years of the Buddha’s teachings. We sometimes think we already know this as a beginners’ teaching. And we…
Unselfish Joy
Mudita, a Pali and Sanskrit word, has no precise counterpart in English. The third Brahma Vihara, it is variously translated as sympathetic, altruistic or unselfish joy, finding joy in the good fortune of others, or…
The Tender Raw Heart
Compassion (Pali: karuna) is the second of the four Brahmavihara or Boundless States. Suffering is universal and not foreign to human experience. How we relate and respond is the very essence of our Buddhist mind/heart…
Let the Teachings Fall into Your Heart (Fearless Love)
The gift of mindfulness practice is that in any moment of anxiety or fear, we are called to open our hearts, to have the courage to be with even our deepest, darkest fears. An old…
Presence With Equanimity
In these past days, sitting in a hospital room with my dearest one very ill, I have frequently recollected these words from Suzuki Roshi: “You don’t really know what it means to sit in meditation…
Universal Unconditional Love
Metta (loving-kindness) is the ninth parami, or emanation of an awake being. What we call “love” is usually based on desire and attachment. This “love” is unreliable because it is usually based on grasping, conditioned…
Doctus Aliquando: Audio
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Doctus Aliquando Nam: Audio
Meis homero no nam, ei nullam prodesset duo. Diam indoctum ea sed, duo omnium comprehensam cu. Sit dicat utamur in. Ei duis causae definitionem mea.
Aliquando Nam: Video
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Bonorum et Malorum: Video
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Tantas Doctus Aliquando: Video
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Remembering a Noble Friend
by TRACY COCHRAN The Buddha said that noble (spiritual) friends are the whole of the path. The other evening, John Fowle, a noble friend, slipped away from this world, and now I understand what the…
Walk the Path
That there is a path to the end of suffering, to freedom, is the Fourth Noble Truth. We walk the Path as our life practice—to cultivate and develop WISDOM, live in INTEGRITY with Wise Speech,…
Let Freedom Ring
The purpose of the teachings and practice is freedom, the “sure heart’s release.” It is the cooling and extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred and delusion that rage in the heart. Knowing the genuine…
Greed, Hatred and Delusion
The Second Noble Truth is that the clinging mind—grasping, hatred and ignorance—protecting what we think is “ours” from loss—are the cause of suffering, individual and worldwide, internally and externally. The ground of the clinging mind…
The Way Things Are
I’ve been reflecting lately on the profundity of the Four Noble Truths. These Truths underpinned all 45 years of the Buddha’s teachings. We sometimes think we already know this as a beginners’ teaching. And we…
Unselfish Joy
Mudita, a Pali and Sanskrit word, has no precise counterpart in English. The third Brahma Vihara, it is variously translated as sympathetic, altruistic or unselfish joy, finding joy in the good fortune of others, or…
The Tender Raw Heart
Compassion (Pali: karuna) is the second of the four Brahmavihara or Boundless States. Suffering is universal and not foreign to human experience. How we relate and respond is the very essence of our Buddhist mind/heart…
Let the Teachings Fall into Your Heart (Fearless Love)
The gift of mindfulness practice is that in any moment of anxiety or fear, we are called to open our hearts, to have the courage to be with even our deepest, darkest fears. An old…
Presence With Equanimity
In these past days, sitting in a hospital room with my dearest one very ill, I have frequently recollected these words from Suzuki Roshi: “You don’t really know what it means to sit in meditation…