CONNECTING SECULAR BUDDHISTS WORLDWIDE
CONNECTING SECULAR BUDDHISTS WORLDWIDE
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Introducing the Daily Life Practice Group
Marc Symons and Sharon Tobias discuss a new SBN online group that focuses on how we can bring mindfulness to our daily life activities.
SBN’s Daily Life Practice Group
SBN has created a new online group, called the Daily Life Practice Group. The focus of the group will be to share insights and experiences from practicing during daily life.
What Did “That” Meditation Actually Teach Me?
Linda Modaro will be a guest teacher at SBN's Sunday meditation group on May 3. She discusses her approach to meditation in this article.
The mistake of “applying” the practice: the sponge cake approach
Bernat Font believes that it is more helpful to think of daily tasks and situations as the material we use to cultivate meditation skills rather as a place to "apply" them.
Good for Nothing?
Jan Bover explores different aspects of the Zen Buddhist notion of meditation as "good for nothing."
What am I Cultivating?
Marc Symons discusses how a meditation practice centered on "What am I cultivating?" helps us to discover any reactivity that is arising and brings us in touch with core teachings of Gotama.
Exploring Awareness During Daily Life
Marc Symons discusses how the practice of receptive awareness enables us to be more mindful and less reactive off the cushion and in our daily lives.
A Fresh Take on Secular Dharma
Linda Modaro and Nelly Kaufer discuss how Reflective Meditation is a secular practice; it's about learning from life rather than about transcending it.
Individual Inter~views: Bringing Contemplation and Creativity into Meditation
Linda Modaro discusses how Reflective Meditation interviews between a teacher and practitioner provide an opportunity to have a conversation about our experiences and our views about meditation practice.
Reflective Meditation Podcasts on the Election
Linda Modaro and other Reflective Meditation teachers have produced several podcasts that address the recent challenges of the US election.
SBN’s Half-Day Meditation Retreat – February 16, 2025
The Secular Buddhist Network will be offering a half-day, online retreat on February 16, 2025, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm US Eastern Time.
The UN World Meditation Day – Meditating together, connecting globally
Jochen Weber explains why the UN's World Meditation Day was established and how we can use that day to cultivate the path to reducing our own suffering and the suffering in the world.
Exploring mindfulness in new spaces: A Secular Buddhist’s perspective
Sarah Barker explores the ways in which virtual reality (VR) spaces can be used to cultivate mindfulness meditation practices.
Eric Kolvig – teacher of engaged insight meditation
Ramsey Margolis expresses his appreciation for Eric Kolvig, a recently-deceased insight meditation teacher who stressed the need for social and political engagement, and for the four tasks he devised for coping with global tragedy
SBN’s online meditation groups
The Secular Buddhist Network sponsors two online meditation groups on Sunday for secular Buddhists and those interested in a secular approach to the dharma.
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