by Marco | Nov 22, 2020 | Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta, Articles, Depression, Difficult Emotions, Self-Soothing Practices
Freedom from Fear Being mindful of your fear allows it to become your teacher and gives purpose to what is otherwise meaningless suffering. Living in a fear-based culture inevitably affects your state of mind and the decisions you make. As a citizen you may become... 
by Marco | Nov 22, 2020 | Articles, Change and Uncertainty, Difficult Emotions, The Five Hindrances
Lost in Doubt? The antidote to doubt is faith, an active willingness to suspend self-judgment and to see for yourself what is true. Last year while teaching a month-long silent meditation retreat with several other vipassana teachers, we were faced with what to do... 
by Marco | Nov 18, 2020 | Articles, Difficult Emotions, The Five Hindrances
Working Mindfully with Anger By applying mindfulness to your moments of anger, you realize that it is impermanent, and this insight releases you from the prison of your anger. There is a poignant story about two Buddhist monks who encounter each other many years after... 
by Marco | Nov 18, 2020 | Articles, Difficult Emotions
Knowing Regret Regret is a form of clinging that can be penetrated and released with mindfulness. Many of us are haunted by regret yet aren’t fully open to experiencing it. But when you practice vipassana, you can use mindfulness to treat regret as simply one more... 
by Marco | Nov 18, 2020 | Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta, Articles, Difficult Emotions, Link Content
Getting Past Fear When you’re caught in fear, you’re clinging to a perception that is merely painted on the walls of your mind All things are constantly changing, even what is most precious to you. You know that you and those you love will die, but you... 
by Marco | Oct 1, 2020 | Articles, Difficult Emotions, Featured Teachings 1, Love And Relationships, Self-Soothing Practices, Trauma and Psychological Wounds
Healing Your Mother (or Father) Wound If you have unresolved feelings about your mother (or father), making them part of your mindfulness practice can transform what has been a hindrance in your life into a teacher. If you choose to follow the path of meditation, you...