May 6, 2020
Dear Friends, There’s a poem by William Stafford called “The Way It Is” that we share in class sometimes: There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You...
Dec 10, 2019
In my favorite holiday movie, Home for the Holidays, single mother Claudia Larson (the fabulous Holly Hunter) is living the full catastrophe. In the span of 24 hours, she gets fired, kisses her (now former) boss, and comes down with a cold. She’s headed to visit her...
Oct 1, 2019
by Tim Burnett & Robin Boudette, October 2019 LECTURES FROM THE FALL 2019 ROOTS OF MINDFULNESS RETREAT In October 2019, Mindfulness Northwest Executive Director and Guiding Teacher Tim Burnett co-led a 7-day retreat on the Buddhist teachings of the Seven Factors...
Sep 21, 2019
I recently ran across this quotation from James Baldwin: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing is changed until it is faced.” Mindfulness and compassion training help us with this practice of “facing” in so many ways. The practices help...
Aug 1, 2019
by Tim Burnett, August 2019 THE BUDDHIST ROOTS OF MINDFULNESS 2019 In August 2019, Mindfulness Northwest Executive Director and Guiding Teacher Tim Burnett co-led a 5-day retreat on the Buddhist teachings of lojong, or mind training, which support the development of...
Mar 15, 2019
Stress. We all deal with it on many levels and in many forms every day. Whether in our homes, at work, with family members or partners, sometimes it feels as though stress follows us around like an ironclad shadow. I had always heard that stress is bad for the human...
Mar 1, 2019
by Tim Burnett, March 2019 BUDDHIST ROOTS OF MINDFULNESS WEEKEND RETREAT, 2019 In March 2019, Mindfulness Northwest director and leader teacher Tim Burnett led a weekend retreat and gave two talks focused on the idea of dedication. Talk 1 (Saturday) Talk...
Oct 1, 2018
by Tim Burnett, October 2018 LECTURES FROM THE BUDDHIST ROOTS OF MINDFULNESS RETREAT, OCTOBER 2018 In October 2018, Mindfulness Northwest director and leader teacher Tim Burnett led a 7-day silent mindfulness retreat with co-teacher Karen Schwisow. Tim gave daily...
Aug 1, 2018
with Tim Burnett & Oori Silberstein, August 2018 LECTURES FROM THE BUDDHIST ROOMS OF COMPASSION RETREAT, AUGUST 2018 In August 2018, Mindfulness Northwest director and leader teacher Tim Burnett co-led a 5-day silent mindfulness retreat with co-teacher Oori...
May 14, 2018
by Tim Burnett Question subjective experience in meditation Recognize that the mind desires pleasant experience and don’t assume that difficult or unpleasant conditions during meditation mean it “isn’t working.” Meet what is with equanimity and evaluate in...
May 1, 2018
by Richard Johnson Types of Practice As you contemplate putting together your own ongoing mindfulness practice, you might consider these three building blocks: (1) formal practice on your own, (2) group formal practice, and (3) informal practice. Group Practice: You...
Apr 7, 2018
Talk given April 7, 2018 – Clarity and 3 Mechanisms of Mind that Help and Obscure – Tim Burnett (c) 2018 April 2018 Weekend Retreat: Clarity of Mind talk Talk Recording “Clarity of Mind” Talk Recording "Clarity of...
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