Greg Patenaude

Greg Patenaude

Seattle
Buddhist teacher, writer, lifelong learner and explorer dedicated to figuring out this thing we call life.
Mar
21
How are you showing up?

How are you showing up?

The Buddhist path is about answering a simple question through our lived experience: how are you showing up?
1 min read
Mar
11
Figure and Ground

Figure and Ground

By shifting the focus to the ground rather than the display one can encounter how they are actually non-dual.
2 min read
Mar
10
Phase change.

Phase change.

Phase changes are interesting. They are not necessarily intuitive when we are going through them though. Consider a pot of
1 min read
Feb
16
Learn the practice. Learn to share it.

Learn the practice. Learn to share it.

Take the time and dedication to learn the practice inside and out. Sharing is an art form. Be generous.
1 min read
Feb
15
Learn by doing.

Learn by doing.

Not everything can be taught, but everything can be learned.
1 min read
Feb
14
From where you're standing, you can't see the view.

From where you're standing, you can't see the view.

This is how the Dzogchen pointing out instruction works. Be prepared. Be deliberate. Do the work.
2 min read
Nov
13
Buddhist Magic

Buddhist Magic

We are spending the next few weeks talking about the practice of Riwo Sangchod in DharmaWeb, our online meditation circle
4 min read
Sep
29
Letter to a Young Practitioner.

Letter to a Young Practitioner.

I wrote this letter a few years ago inspired by Rainier Rilke's Letter to a Young Poet. I
4 min read
Jul
18
Within the reach of wisdom

Within the reach of wisdom

Practicing Dharma is a search for the truth. It is a path of inquiry, trying to understand who we are
1 min read
May
26
Equanimity: The Middle Way Between Pessimism and Optimism

Equanimity: The Middle Way Between Pessimism and Optimism

If we want to build a better future, we need to change how we relate to the world.
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