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The Fifth Posture

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  • A beginner in Buddhism?

    A beginner in Buddhism?

    This advice may surprise you
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    Rev Christie Bates LPC
    Oct 19, 2021
    Right View on the Eightfold Path

    Right View on the Eightfold Path

    To find our solution, we must first see the problem
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    Rev Christie Bates LPC
    May 8, 2021
    Only One Thing is Truly Yours

    Only One Thing is Truly Yours

    Could a focus on aging, sickness and death relieve your anxiety?
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    Rev Christie Bates LPC
    Sep 4, 2021
    Good Friendship IS the Spiritual Life

    Good Friendship IS the Spiritual Life

    The Buddhist Path begins not with meditation, but with noble friends
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    Rev Christie Bates LPC
    Mar 1, 2021
    How to Maximize Will Power

    How to Maximize Will Power

    Begin with knowing its limits
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    Rev Christie Bates LPC
    Jan 27, 2021
    Writing, Publishing, and the Buddha’s Middle Way

    Writing, Publishing, and the Buddha’s Middle Way

    Somewhere between self-indulgence and self-mortification is freedom from paralysis
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    Rev Christie Bates LPC
    Jan 22, 2021
    The Buddha, the Mother and the Four Noble Truths

    The Buddha, the Mother and the Four Noble Truths

    How can something so beautiful be tinged with such sorrow?
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    Rev Christie Bates LPC
    Feb 18, 2021
    Right Speech on the Noble Eightfold Path

    Right Speech on the Noble Eightfold Path

    The Metta Sutta as the heart of nonviolent communication
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    Rev Christie Bates LPC
    Aug 9, 2021
    The 5th Posture of Mindfulness

    The 5th Posture of Mindfulness

    The Buddha hadn’t encountered this one
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    Rev Christie Bates LPC
    Jan 18, 2021
    Right Intention on the Eightfold Path

    Right Intention on the Eightfold Path

    Let’s assume — for the moment — that you want to be free
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    Rev Christie Bates LPC
    Jun 30, 2021
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