Jude: Highly regarded neo-Advaita teacher Sri Nisgardatta Maharaj made a radical statement “There is no such thing as a person. There are only restrictions and limitations. The sum total of these defines the person”. He is claiming that our sense of Self is made up of our limits or boundaries. The more self-oriented we are, the … Continued
Joss: I am desperately ready for more mindful interdependence to take over the damn scene. I know you are too. Part of me wants to lead a practice inviting us into the expansive, pleasurable parts of giving and receiving care. But I think the other fabulous facilitators this month will probably cover that. So I’d … Continued
Laura: As the sun warms the Northern hemisphere, this summer season invites us to spend more time outdoors in the natural world. I’m always struck by how quickly my body registers an authentic and visceral connection to the Earth. Being in nature feels like a subtle reset, or sometimes a deep reminder of who we … Continued
AJ: There’s an old image from Korean Hwaeom Buddhism called Indra’s net – the whole universe imagined as an infinite web of jewels, where every jewel reflects every other jewel, all at once. Tug on one thread and the entire thing shimmers. Early Buddhism has a less poetic name for the same insight: dependent origination, the … Continued