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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

Reconciliation is a beginning point in a process, not the end point. While we may not be able to shift our view, we can have the intent to reconcile. We begin by noticing the differences and saying,...

Easter was the impetus for this talk in which Moffitt defines different types of martyrdom and uses the Christ story as a way for us to look at martyrdom in ourselves. Bearing suffering unskillfully...

This talk specifically looks at personal defeat in your life. This could be a past or present situation in which you had the capacity to bring about a desired outcome but were unable to do so....

Life contains suffering, which is caused by our clinging and grasping. However, we are free in each moment to change our relationship to suffering. We can do that by “starting over,” whether at work...

Having to start over is often viewed as defeat. Under the eye of mindfulness, however, it is a profound practice in itself. When you cultivate the practice of starting over, you are reconnecting to...

The body offers many ways for increasing our awareness, thus becoming a vehicle for transformation. Through the body we get to know our breath and learn to feel it in many locations. The body also...

In this talk on discovering the “felt sense” of mindfulness in the body, Moffitt likens the body to a storehouse. The idea behind mindfulness of the body is not to fix the body but rather to develop...

How can we deal with difficulty when it manifests in our lives? Possible responses include collapse, denial, restlessness, worry, fear, and self-blaming. By living with the difficult in skillful...

Learning how to relax the attention in meditation can be challenging for many people. Using the language of "softening into the moment," Phillip explains how to fully receive and investigate...

The Buddha identified three kinds of happiness: dukkha-sukkha, or happiness that’s dependent on the conditions of your life; anicca-sukkha, or happiness that is based on our mind state; and...

Why is it so difficult to change in relationship something that is causing us to suffer? This talk focuses on nama rupa (mind-body) as the basis for inquiry into why it is so difficult to make a...

Moffitt describes three types of “selfing” that undermine our integrity: selfishness, self-centeredness, and self-referencing. Selfishness is when you focus on your own advantage at the expense of...

When you’re caught in personality view (sakkaya-ditthi), your life is harder because you get caught in wanting things to be other than they are. The antidote is surrendering your “view” to what is...

Practicing renunciation can change our relationship to fear, enhance our clarity, offer relief, and empower us by freeing us from the tyranny of the ego. We learn that attachment to being right does...

Authenticity is about the lived experience in the moment rather than a concept. Our Buddha nature contains wise action just as the acorn contains the oak tree; and with practice our Buddha nature...

This meditation increases our embodied awareness — knowing self through the experience of being in the body. We progressively relax areas of our body until we allow ourselves to be supported by...