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I hope you are well during this difficult time. So much sorrow. Did you know I’ve been sending these free meditation emails for more than TEN YEARS?! I hope to continue to do so for another ten. In the meantime, I thought it might be a good idea to let you in on a bit more about my own spiritual... READ MORE
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I hope you are well during this difficult time. Before our meditation this week, I share with you a Buddhist teaching called the Four Reminders. They have a way of immediately restoring clarity, balance, and lovingkindness. Don’t take my word for it! Have a listen and see how they land for you. In other news, I cry during this talk!... READ MORE
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Hello wonderful Open Heart Project, I hope you are well during this difficult time. Before our meditation this week, I offer some thoughts on a Buddhist teaching that I have found helpful in knowing how to direct my energy and strength to create more sanity and decency in the world—not so easy in this particular moment. Please have a listen... READ MORE
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Hello, practitioner and seeker! I hope you are well. In this video, I share a short talk on a semi-obscure teaching called the Seven Riches of the Universal Monarch. If that doesn’t sound obscure, I don’t know what does. In any case! I find this teaching incredibly useful and practical. It lists the 7 things you and I need to... READ MORE
Thanks to everyone who registered for this info session on what really happens on a meditation retreat. You can learn more about and sign up for the retreat I’m teaching at Kripalu here. I hope to see you there. Love, Susan
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Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are well and I send you my love. In the last 6 weeks, I’ve been sharing thoughts with you about the six paramitas or transcendent actions. Today we come to the sixth: transcendent wisdom. (If you want to review the previous paramitas, you may do so here, although it’s not necessary: Generosity... READ MORE
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Dear wonderful human, A few weeks ago, I shared a few thoughts about the first paramita (transcendent action) which is generosity. This was followed by discipline and patience. Then we talked about paramita #4, exertion, also known as diligence or life force. Today we move on to the fifth paramita, samadhi, or meditative absorption. It is extremely difficult to open to current... READ MORE
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Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are well and I send you my love. A few weeks ago, I shared a few thoughts about the first paramita (transcendent action) which is generosity. This was followed by discipline and patience. Now we move on to paramita #4, exertion, sometimes also known as diligence or life force. It is very easy... READ MORE
I’m grateful to everyone who registered for this info session on the Sunday Sanity Summit. I hope the real magic of this practice is of benefit to you. If your heart has been nudging you toward joining us for the Sunday Sanity Summit, please do! It would be great to see you there. We’ll gather on Zoom from 3:00–4:00 PM... READ MORE
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Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are well and I send you my love. Before today’s sit, I share a few thoughts about the first paramita (transcendent action) which is generosity. The remaining transcendent actions–discipline, patience, exertion, meditative absorption, and wisdom–would not be possible without some sense of your own richness and indestructible kindness. But when times are... READ MORE
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Hello Open Heart Project, I recently read an article about a new meditation app that purports to offer meditation instruction via AI generated content meant to teach Dzogchen and Mahamudra. My friends, I literally could not sleep that night. I was so upset. Dzogchen and Mahamudra are among the highest teachings in all of Buddhism. They are never taught without... READ MORE
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Hello, I hope you are well! Last week, I mentioned that there were three steps we could take to keep our practice firmly rooted in the realm of the spiritual–the mysterious, the sacred, the deeply personal–rather than the realm of self-help which can turn quite aggressive. Our practice is so powerful, but the real scope is glimpsed only when we... READ MORE
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