Buddhist Women on a Path of Spiritual Awakening
Gatekeeper Mindfulness
When we clear the mind of obstacles, we gain a special skill in developing samadhi. Mindfulness is the gatekeeper enabling the burning away of the defilements. There in the clear, stilled, stabilized mind of unfabricated, primordial purity, the factors of awakening arise. No where…
The Power of Metta
A talk given during an Insight Meditation Society (USA) retreat in 2016. The practice of metta bhavana leads to liberation and has 11 benefits: One sleeps well; One awakens happily; One does not have bad dreams; One is pleasing to human beings; One is…
"The fragrance of flowers or sandalwood blows only with the prevailing wind, but the fragrance of virtue pervades all directions."
~ Dhammapada Verse 54
~ Dhammapada Verse 54