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Find ease and release in this gentle, guided mindful movement sequence led by Phillip Moffitt. All the movements are practiced lying on the floor.Dharma Wisdom with Phillip Moffitt · Guided Mindful...

You practice forgiveness for your own sake, to not be locked in anger, fear, and resentment. Resentment, whether cold fury or smoldering rage, hardens your emotions, narrows your options in...

It's easy to confuse mindfulness and "navel gazing." Mindfulness is contemplation, inquiry, and self-reflection. When you become obsessive in your contemplation, it leads to navel gazing. Ask...

As best you can, are you able to let go in this very moment?Dharma Wisdom with Phillip Moffitt · Freeing the Mind and Heart

Trust your capacity to practice and find liberation for your mind/heart. Commitment collects and unifies the mind. You are not imprisoned by your past; you are capable of empowerment, change, and...

The practice of letting go is very effective for minds obsessed by compulsive thinking. You simplify your meditation practice down to two words: let go.—Ajahn SumedhoDharma Wisdom with Phillip...

Equanimity is a key concept in vipassana practice. When the mind has equanimity and something pleasant arises, you experience the moment without trying to hold onto it and creating tension. If...

In this audio talk, Phillip Moffitt explains the meaning of the term "dharma wisdom." Dharma means “truth” or “the way things are” and also refers to the teachings of the Buddha. Dharma wisdom has...

How can we live with disappointment? Moffitt details how the dharma is helpful when we are experiencing the three fields of disappointment: when we anticipate disappointment, when it has arisen, and...

Doubt is the fifth of the Five Hindrances, which the Buddha taught. Moffitt considers doubt to be the most devastating of the hindrances because when it arises and overwhelms the mind, the mind...

The Hindrances are mental states that obstruct our ability to practice. In various distinct ways, they disrupt concentration and distort awareness so that when they occur we are unable to see things...

At the start of a new year, an appropriate question is: how should we view the desire for change in the context of a mindfulness practice? Is this desire for change legitimate, or is this just...

What is forgiveness? Can one cease to feel resentment? When we are unable to forgive we create a self that suffers. Remembering that the Buddha taught that all human beings want to be happy, we can...

Part 1 Karuna, or compassion, is a state of mind/heart that can be cultivated as a practice. Compassion is an intuitive response to someone else's suffering, or your own. In this talk, Phillip...

Part 1 What is trust from the standpoint of the dharma? Trust takes myriad forms including: interpersonal trust (of self, institutions, teachers, the body, intuition, feelings), trust of the dharma,...

In the Theravada tradition, papanca mind refers to proliferation of thought or reactions, or the expansion of thoughts, reactions, and diffuseness. While papanca is neutral (impersonal), its effect...

Part 1 We may not recognize doubt’s presence because it is so interwoven into our experience. If it is so strong that we’re caught in it, we are frozen in place. Doubt is so precluding that it just...

Part 1 How can the dharma support our understanding of relationships? To what degree do you view your relationships as part of dharma practice, and how do you do it? Moffitt suggests thinking of any...

Right intention is the foundation for right action, right livelihood, and right speech.Dharma Wisdom with Phillip Moffitt · Right Intention and Living the Dharma