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Michael Bresnan

Our Mental Immune System

January 24, 2022 by Mike Bresnan

Our body’s immune system is an amazing thing. I’ve heard that we are exposed to about 60,000 different germs every day, …

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Imprints in the Mind

December 19, 2021 by Mike Bresnan

Everything we do and experience leaves an imprint in the mind. What we expose ourselves to shapes the mind and affects …

Living with the World as it has Come to Be

August 23, 2021 by Mike Bresnan

There is a teaching in the Buddhist suttas about maintaining equanimity in the face of the eight worldly conditions, …

Mind States

June 5, 2021 by Mike Bresnan

It’s not uncommon for practitioners to express frustration with the ups and downs of their practice. Sometimes their …

Shelter

January 8, 2021 by Mike Bresnan

At the start of this new year, there is a sense of hope, but also a great degree of uncertainty. Life is always …

Seeing Thought

December 23, 2019 by Mike Bresnan

The famous Thai meditation master, and founder of the practice of Mahasati Insight Meditation, Luangpor Teean, often …

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Observing the Defilements

October 21, 2019 by Mike Bresnan

Buddhist practice is all about understanding suffering, and then based on that understanding, ending it. This is what is …

Watching the Sense Doors, but Staying Home

September 27, 2019 by Mike Bresnan

People frequently report being bothered by something when they try to meditate. It might be a noise or visual …

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Playful Practice

August 30, 2019 by Mike Bresnan

For meditation practice to be sustainable and fruitful, one must bring the proper degree of effort to one’s practice. …

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