Daily Reflection & Sit

The Living Map

The Buddha’s teachings offer many paths, many maps that lead away from suffering and towards ease of wellbeing. What is unique about this body of teaching is that each path echoes, or interpenetrates into all of the others. They encircle one another as an integral whole, and therefore can be conceptualized and offered in countless ways. 

In September of 2020, we began offering a more systematic way of practicing mindfulness. 

Using this visual map of the Buddha’s teachings by Ellis Tingstad,  we see these topics as they are offered in the Daily Sit,  revealing the path we are traveling alone-together. To see it more clearly, you can click on the map and zoom in.  

Each topic shows us what is to be cultivated, and what is to be released, let go of. Bring forth the useful, the skillful, the wholesome, Let go of the unwholesome, the unhealthy, the unskillful.  Each topic reveals a path that leads toward less suffering and more ease of wellbeing, toward freedom.

This is a living “map". It visually 
illustrates where we are at any given time on the path 
as we work our way toward Waking Up in the middle of the day, into  the present moment and discerning how 
to create less suffering for ourselves, others and the world.

We are never lost if we know what we are practicing; this is our map!
Enjoy the adventure!