Basics of Buddhism

Facing Your Demons: Sitting with Mara in Meditation

Facing your demons and sitting with Mara. Overcomming fears, delusions, & suffering.

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Facing Your Demons: Sitting with Mara in Meditation When we are hurting, overwhelmed, or afraid, it’s easy to run—from our emotions, our memories, even from ourselves. But the Buddhist path invites us to do something radical: stop running. Turn inward. Sit still. And face what we fear most. In the story of the Buddha’s enlightenment, […]

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A Buddhist practitioner bowing with palms together, expressing humility and mindfulness from a buddhist bowing practice.

The Art of Buddhist Bowing: Understanding Respect

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3 years ago I attended my first Buddhist silent retreat. Bowing is a regular practice that I found very interesting and joyful. Buddhist bowing is something we often overlook sometimes, but I thought it might be good to discuss this a bit and share the historic background, Buddhist basics, but also a bit of my personal

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