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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
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
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
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
How to Maximize Will Power

How to Maximize Will Power

Begin with knowing its limits
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Rev Christie Bates LPC
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
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
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
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
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
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