Category Archives: Mahayana

Meditation: may all beings …

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

may all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness; may all beings be free from suffering, from suffering; may all beings awaken the wisdom that is within; may all beings live from equanimity. Beginning with “our” little song invoking … Continue reading →

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Inspiration for how to BE, 2: letting

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak
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Video: a few thoughts before the new cycle of meditation

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

A 16 minute video on what we are now familiar with inside ourselves so that we can enter the new cycle of “mind, no mind, mind is luminous.” Please watch this short video before Tuesday morning’s meditation, if possible. Thank … Continue reading →

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Meditation: exploring joy 2, sharing it

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

First, is learning that joy has many qualities. Those will become more familiar and obvious as we “notice the usually not noticed” that is within a moment of joy, happiness or delight. Second: when in a moment of joy, happiness, … Continue reading →

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Musings on the bodhisattva Path

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

What is the bodhisattva Path? How should one think on this? And, what is bodhisattva practice? The term “bodhisattva,” though from the Sanskrit language, is a universal idea as well as an idealized embodiment of all that is good, sane, … Continue reading →

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