Category Archives: Insight Journal

  September 29, 2012 full moon The Arrows of Thinking: Papañca & the path to end conflict by Ajaan Thanissaro In a striking piece of poetry (Sn 4:15), the Buddha once described the sense of samvega–terror or dismay–that inspired him … Continue reading →

January 9, 2012 full moon Going Forth: A Buddhist Approach to Retirement & Old Age Buddhism in the West began its latest emergence in the middle of the twentieth century. Here at the beginning of the twenty-first, those baby-boomer converts … Continue reading →

February 7, 2012 full moon Mindfulness in Buddhism & Psychology: Talking with Christopher Germer Christopher K. Germer, PhD is a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School and a founding member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He is … Continue reading →

March 8, 2012 full moon Teaching Mindfulness to Children: Talking with Christopher Willard Christopher Willard, PsyD. taught “Child’s Mind: Professional Training for Mindfulness With Young People” at BCBS April 20-22, 2012. He is a psychologist and learning specialist at Tufts University … Continue reading →

April 6, 2012 full moon Dhammapada 13, translation and commentary Dhammapada 13 yathagaram ducchannam vutthi samativijjhati evam abhavitam cittam rago samativijjhati Just as rain fully penetrates A house that has been poorly roofed, So passion fully penetrates A mind that’s … Continue reading →

May 5, 2012 full moon Getting Out of the Romantic Gate A conversation with Ajaan Thanissaro Does our understanding of the Dhamma come from what the Buddha taught, or from what some nineteenth-century Romantic and Transcendentalist philosophers taught? How could such … Continue reading →

June 6, 2012 full moon Mindfulness & the Cognitive Process by John Peacock If sati, mindfulness, is not there in ordinary life, it is not working. If it is only there on retreat, and absent in your daily life, this is … Continue reading →

July 3, 2012 full moon The Language We Use to Talk about Meditative Experiences by Jason Siff The words, phrases, and concepts found in the language we use to talk about meditative experiences has tremendous effect on our meditation practice. … Continue reading →

August 1, 2012 full moon Mindfulness & the Cognitive Process, Part II by John Peacock If sati, mindfulness, is not there in ordinary life, it is not working. If it is only there on retreat, and absent in your daily … Continue reading →