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Intention is the Basis of All Deliberate Action

Date last updated 9:26 am April 28th, 2009

The day long meditation retreat we had this past Sunday with Shaila Catherine was enormously inspiring to the 25 or so of us who sat and walked in meditation together and listened to Dhamma together. Shaila’s teaching is as clear as a bell.
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Keep Calmly Knowing Mindfulness

Date last updated 10:06 am April 14th, 2009

Last weekend we held our umpteenth, annual Spring weekend, residential meditation retreat at Pierce’s Inn in Etna, NH. This setting has offered a mixture of great peace and deep insight to many of us over a long period of time
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Some Thoughts on Suffering and the End of Suffering

Date last updated 7:47 pm February 18th, 2009

Last month a friend invited me to see LES MISERABLES at Northern Stage...Jean Valjean, the main character, was on the verge of getting out of the horrendous conditions of a 19th century French prison. Immediately I felt the connection with the men in our prison meditation group.
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A New Year, A New President

Date last updated 10:06 am January 27th, 2009

I know that many of you watched the Inauguration last Tuesday or have since read about and watched with interest the unfolding of the new administration. It is amazing to have a leader who seems to have a strong understanding of the value of good will...
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Some thoughts for the New Year

Date last updated 10:40 am January 18th, 2009

Happy New Year! I received an e-mail from a friend recently reminding me of the mindfulness meditator’s “spin” on this traditional greeting: she wrote, “Happy New Moment!” The message made me smile...
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