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March 26, 2025 |
Thanks to all who registered for the info session on March 26th with Susan Piver about what to expect on a meditation retreat. To learn more and register for the upcoming meditation retreat at Drala Mountain Center, visit here.
March 24, 2025 |
I’ve started posting on Substack. It will be a space for me to share personal stories about Buddhism IRL, trying to write things, my love of music, enneagram musings, things I worry about, and why is it so hard to love?! Please head on over to subscribe and receive all future posts. I’d love to see you there. No paywall, everything... READ MORE
March 17, 2025 |
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Meditation practice begins at 11:06
Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are well and I send you my love. Before today’s sit, I share with you a chant I have been doing for more than 30 years: The Four Dharmas of Gampopa. In this short talk, I talk about who Gampopa was and how magical these four dharmas are. In fact, they outline... READ MORE
March 10, 2025 |
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Meditation practice begins at 18:10
Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are well and send you my love. Before today’s sit, I offer some suggestions for ensuring that your meditation practice is consistent and, even more important, that it provides support for meditation as a spiritual practice (rather than–or in addition to–our self-improvement programs). There are three supports you need. Please have a... READ MORE
March 3, 2025 |
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Meditation practice begins at 18:58
Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. In the past weeks, I’ve tried to convey to you how important your practice is–and not just for yourself (which it is), but for others and for this world. I outlined 6 points to explain how we view our practice here in the OHP as way more than self-help, but as a path of genuine... READ MORE
February 24, 2025 |
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Meditation practice begins at 15:11
Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. Before today’s sit, I share a few thoughts (okay, more than a few) about the vital importance of remaining in control of your attention. Many forces in the world are vying for it, including people you agree and disagree with. While it is of utmost importance to pay attention to the suffering and chaos of... READ MORE
February 17, 2025 |
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Meditation practice begins at 10:22
Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. Before today’s sit, I continue the conversation begun a few weeks ago to discuss how we view meditation in the OHP. (It’s different from most views!) The first point was We Engage in Daily Ritual. The second was We Live as Mystics (Hiding in Plain Sight). The third was The Personal is Not the Obstacle—It... READ MORE
February 13, 2025 |
Thank you to everyone who registered for this talk on my new book, Inexplicable Joy: On the Heart Sutra. During our conversation yesterday, some expressed (understandable) uncertainty about which skandha (heap) went with which sense perception and so on. I made this very inadequate drawing that hopefully clarifies more than it confuses. Love, Susan
February 10, 2025 |
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Meditation practice begins at 13:05
Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. Before today’s sit, I continue the conversation begun two weeks ago to discuss how we view meditation in the OHP. (It’s different from most views!) The first point was We Engage in Daily Ritual. The second was We Live as Mystics (Hiding in Plain Sight). The third is The Personal is Not the Obstacle–It is... READ MORE
February 3, 2025 |
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Meditation practice begins at 10:31
Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are finding joy and ease as much as possible. Before today’s sit, I continue the conversation begun two weeks ago to discuss how we view meditation in the OHP. (It’s different from most views!) The first point was We Engage in Daily Ritual. The second was We Live as Mystics (Hiding in... READ MORE
January 27, 2025 |
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Meditation practice begins at 13:40
Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope your practice is going well. If it isn’t for any reason, I hope you will immediately switch to a much more difficult practice: being gentle with yourself. Before today’s sit, I share some thoughts about how meditation is actually more of a mystical practice than self-improvement. In fact, it can introduce us to... READ MORE
January 20, 2025 |
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Meditation practice begins at 11:54
Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are finding steadiness and friendship wherever you look. Before today’s sit, I share some thoughts about a favorite subject of mine: the power of ritual. Ritual takes our practice out of the realm of self-help only and situates it in the realm of magic. I try to explain more about this in... READ MORE