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The Fourth Noble Truth — the Eightfold Path

Introduction The Eightfold Path is the fourth of the Buddha’s Noble Truths, and he described it as the way that…

May 28, 2023

The Dharma of intimate relationships

This was the first email in a Wildmind course called "The Conscious Couple." Our intimate relationships are a vital area…

August 30, 2016

Mindfulness and the big picture

Someone asked me: I keep hearing about mindfulness where one needs to pay attention to everything. But I am a…

October 3, 2014

Right intention

Of course, the first question regarding intention is, for what? All the great wisdom traditions of the world, and all…

March 26, 2014

Meditation is not enough

Meditation is a cool means of transformation, and essential as part of our practice, but the Buddha offered much, much…

October 10, 2012

The Fourth Truth: There is a path that leads us away from suffering

I used to be confused about why the third truth came before the fourth. And I realize now that if…

July 2, 2012

How we use effort to get to a state of effortless meditation

From time to time I'll hear people saying that meditation shouldn't involve effort. For example, Krishnamurti said, "All effort to…

February 9, 2012

Meditation Is Not Enough (Beliefnet)

Some of us are suffering under a perceived (or projected) meditation culture that virtually stigmatizes those who do not sit…

February 7, 2004