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The Space of Possibility

A Traveler’s Guide — Content Map — The Space of Possibility contains every friend, loved one, beast, and critter, every gizmo and gadget, every feeling of love and compassion, every child’s laughter and newborn baby’s cry, every taste of coffee and smell of freshly baked bread, every thought, idea, and expression, every dance, every poem, every painting…

Life Philosophy

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The Space of Possibility
The Space of Possibility
Life Philosophy

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Published in The Space of Possibility

·Jan 24

Taking What is Not Given

The Noble Eightfold Path | Skillful Actions, Part 2 — Last episode we began discussing how our actions fit into the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. And because our time was limited, we were able to cover only the first of four precepts — abstaining from causing physical harm. Today, then, we will pick up where we left off and discuss…

Buddhism

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Taking What is Not Given
Taking What is Not Given
Buddhism

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Published in The Space of Possibility

·Jan 23

Acting for Freedom

The Noble Eightfold Path | Skillful Actions — Today, we are going to start exploring our actions in the world, as they relate to the Buddha’s Eightfold Path. Together with our speech and livelihoods, our actions compose the second of three arenas of training along the Path — training in Virtue. And, as with all the other dimensions…

Noble Eightfold Path

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Acting for Freedom
Acting for Freedom
Noble Eightfold Path

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Published in The Space of Possibility

·Jan 4

Speaking Harmony Into Life

The Noble Eightfold Path | Exercises in Speech — In the last episode, we began our training in virtue — the second of three training arenas along the Noble Eightfold Path. First, I noted that in this arena of training we will work on choreographing our thoughts and understanding onto the world stage, using the only mediums we have…

Noble Eightfold Path

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Speaking Harmony Into Life
Speaking Harmony Into Life
Noble Eightfold Path

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Published in The Space of Possibility

·Dec 29, 2022

The Morality of Harmony

The Noble Eightfold Path | Training in Virtue — Over the last few weeks, we’ve been exploring the Buddha’s Eightfold Path, which can be divided into three arenas of training — training in wisdom, virtue, and cognition. …

Right Speech

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The Morality of Harmony
The Morality of Harmony
Right Speech

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Published in The Space of Possibility

·Dec 16, 2022

When the Heart Touches Suffering

The Noble Eightfold Path | Thoughts of Compassion — Over the last several weeks, we’ve been exploring the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. More particularly, in the last few episodes we’ve been exploring one arena of training along this path, training in thought. In the last episode, I suggested that when you apply your understanding of the Four Noble Truths…

Compassion

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When the Heart Touches Suffering
When the Heart Touches Suffering
Compassion

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Published in The Space of Possibility

·Dec 15, 2022

Stepping Into Wholeness

The Noble Eight Fold Path | Thoughts of Kindness — Over the last several weeks, we’ve been exploring the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. And in the last episode, we explored more fully one arena of our training along this path, training in thought. More specifically, we explored thoughts of renunciation. Today, we will continue in this direction but, instead of…

Noble Eightfold Path

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Stepping Into Wholeness
Stepping Into Wholeness
Noble Eightfold Path

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Published in The Space of Possibility

·Dec 8, 2022

The Tranquility of Non-Addiction

The Noble Eightfold Path | Thoughts of Renunciation — Today, we will continue our exploration of thought as it relates to the Buddha’s Eightfold Path. To quickly recap, in the last episode, we went over some general exercises to begin opening us to the world of thought. …

Right Intention

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The Tranquility of Non-Addiction
The Tranquility of Non-Addiction
Right Intention

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Published in The Space of Possibility

·Nov 25, 2022

Thinking the World Into Being

The Noble Eightfold Path: Thought & Intention — Thought, together with perception, produces everything. It creates our words, propels our actions, and establishes our being in the world. It provides a space, a home, a roof, for our sense of self to create, express, live, and love. Thought takes the seamless and interconnected whole of existence and breaks…

Noble Eightfold Path

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Thinking the World Into Being
Thinking the World Into Being
Noble Eightfold Path

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Published in The Space of Possibility

·Nov 17, 2022

4 Great Hallucinations of Perception

The Noble Eightfold Path: Worldview & Perception | Part 2 — Today I want to add a bit more dimension to my article on perception, which is part of a larger series on the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. To recap, the faculty of perception, remember, collects sensory data, and then constructs the data into a distinct concept, stores and organizes it…

Perceptions And Reality

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4 Great Hallucinations of Perception
4 Great Hallucinations of Perception
Perceptions And Reality

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