Wherever You Are, Enlightenment Is There; Motherhood Is the Path; Self-Care for Tough Times

 

09.14.2021

Wherever You Are, Enlightenment Is There “Even in our imperfect practice enlightenment is there,” says Suzuki Roshi. “We just don’t know it.”

Motherhood Is the Path Like motherhood, the path to awakening demands compassion, love, and sacrifice. In this excerpt from her new book, Mommysattva, Jenna Hollenstein explains the parallels between mothers and bodhisattvas.

Resilience: Self-Care for Tough Times Shauna Shapiro explains how to face difficult emotions, re-center, and find calm.

The Alchemy of Mindfulness Tara Bennett-Goleman describes how the transforming power of mindfulness can be applied to our painful emotional patterns.

Ir sintiendo nuestro camino al despertar ¿Esas emociones que quisiéramos no tener, esas que nos gustaría que se acabaran? Esos sentimientos, dice Jody Hojin Kimmel, no son obstáculos en el camino –son el camino. Read “ Feeling Our Way to Awakening” by Jody Hojin Kimmel in English here.

Commentary: Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal and Buddhism’s Theology of Lament Former Marine and Buddhist teacher Alex Kakuyo reflects on his emotions while witnessing the United States’ recent withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Other Ways to Practice As part of our #MeditationHacks series, Konda Mason, a teacher in the Vipassana tradition, answers the question: “Is it OK if I find other ways to be meditative besides sitting on a cushion following my breath?”