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A PAGE FOR MINDFUL LIVING by Nancy Bennett, Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teac

24/08/2026

Tonight we will finish Guy Armstrong’s talk on Tranquillity, Concentration, and Equanimity - the last three of the Awakening Factors - and more or less, the last item on our journey through the foundational teaching of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. The Four Fou

27/07/2026

We have devoted some time to the hindrance of aversion listening to Joseph Goldstein’s talk on the subject. We also listened to his teaching on the hindrance of sloth and torpor which was quite rigorous and quite Joseph. I was reminded of an article written by a black woman calle

29/06/2026

Meditation always sounds so easy. All you have to do is sit down and follow your breath - the inhalations and the exhalations. Simple, right? And sometimes it is. And for a brief time it is. But then something happens. Suddenly the meditator&nbs

22/06/2026

We have been exploring the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (the Sattipatthana Sutta ) for the past few months. This teaching was one of the two fundamental teachings the Buddha gave on mindfulness. The other was the teaching on Mindfulness

15/06/2026

Further thoughts on mindfulness..

Mindfulness of mind revisited... June 15, 2026 Nancy Bennett We’ve spent a few weeks considering the vastness of mind - how the mind is intrinsically empty or spacious, luminous or knowing, and ceaselessly compassionate. We’ve begun to explore how the mind and the objects of mind are not the s...

08/06/2026

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One more post on the nature of mind. And then we’ll move on to the fourth foundation of mindfulness - mindfulness of the dharmas which translates to mindfulness of the way things are. After all, the path is not just understanding nature of mind. It’s knowing what to do

04/05/2026

April is a month of renewal, rebirth. I always thought Carl Sandburg also called it the cruelest month as the Union soldiers, moving up through Maryland to Gettysburg, left their jackets and blankets on fenceposts to escape the sweltering heat only to shiver in the freezing temper

13/04/2026

Deep gratitude to the group for holding the space for mindful practice for each other during my absence. Mindfulness groups like this are strengthened by the generosity, commitment, and practice of its participants. Mindfulness and meditation are not spectator sports!!! Retreats are alwa

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