Last Updated on January 31, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

We’re continuing into our investigation of the Noble Eigthfold Path today. We’ll start with the section on wisdom, looking at Wise View and Wise Intention.

These two factors of the path form our understanding and inclination on the path. Cultivating Wise View means seeing experience clearly. This especially relates to the nature of the Four Noble Truths, karma, and dependent origination.

Wise Intention is the cultivation of wholesome intentions, an inclining of the mind toward liberation rather than suffering. The three traditional pieces of Wise Intention are the intention of renunciation, the intention of goodwill, and the intention of harmlessness.

We can think of Wise View as an understanding of the current situation, and Wise Intention as the orienting toward a direction to move forward. These two factors work together to build wisdom in our path.

We will continue next week with a discussion on the factors of ethics.

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Post on Wise Intention: https://oneminddharma.com/right-intention/

Dahmmacakkappavattana Sutta: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.than.html

Sammaditthi Sutta: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.009.ntbb.html

Wildmind Article on Intention: https://www.wildmind.org/blogs/on-practice/the-power-of-intention

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This is a ten minute morning meditation rooted in the practice of mindfulness. Start your day with mindful presence that you can carry with you throughout your day!

This guided meditation begins with a brief period of allowing ourselves space to settle before moving into a body scan. The body scan practice helps us to connect with our present-time experience in the body.

We then open up to mindfulness of the breath in the body. As the breath and body are always with us, we connect with the present moment through this anchor. This is a practice, and a cultivation. You don’t have to be perfect. Remember you are training your mind/body with this meditation.

To wrap up this 10 minute morning meditation, we connect with an intention for the day. Ideally this will be a deeper intention, not a superficial one. We don’t need to plan or overthink. The practice here is to connect with the intention as it is already within us.

I offer this guided meditation in this format as I find it to be a helpful way to get the day going with both mindfulness and clear intentions. It is something I do in my own practice, so I share it here with you in the hopes it supports your practice and wellbeing.

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Last Updated on January 23, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This talk covers the basics of the Four Noble Truths. It is the introduction to our series on the Noble Eightfold Path.

The Four Noble Truths were one of the Buddha’s first teachings upon awakening, and remain a foundational part of the dharma. Originally a part of the Buddha’s first talk, The Setting of the Wheel of Dharma in Motion, it teaches us to recognize the dukkha, its causes, and its cessation.

Before diving into the Noble Eightfold Path, it is important to understand the context in which this teaching was given. The Eightfold Path is the last of the Four Noble Truths, and answers the question of how we free ourselves from dukkha.

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Last Updated on January 17, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

Today’s podcast episode covers the topic of awareness and it’s role in our lives. Although awareness itself is a powerful tool, it is best coupled with wise action that follows.

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Story of Kisa Gotami – https://www.turningwheel.org.uk/buddhist_stories/kisa-gotami-and-the-mustard-seed/

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Last Updated on November 26, 2025 by Matthew Sockolov

Today we cover the important teaching of the Five Aggregates.

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/khandha.html

https://suttacentral.net/sn35.28/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false

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Last Updated on January 30, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

Today’s guided meditation investigates using metta, or loving-kindness, as a concentration practice. I recommend listening to the talk first that goes with this episode!

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Last Updated on November 21, 2025 by Matthew Sockolov

Today we talk about using metta as a concentration practice. This talk goes with the guided meditation on using metta as concentration. You can also read about this practice at https://oneminddharma.com/metta-concentration.

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.027.than.html

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an08/an08.063.than.html

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.028.than.html

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Last Updated on November 15, 2025 by Matthew Sockolov

Today’s talk is about the practice of sila, or ethical conduct. We’ll look at the traditional understanding, and the practical applications.

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.099.than.html

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Last Updated on October 15, 2025 by Matthew Sockolov

Today is a bit of an unplanned talk about taking control over what we can. Specifically, we talk about the seeds of karma and what we choose to plant.

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Last Updated on January 16, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

Today’s talk is about how we can work to make space for love, loving-kindness, compassion and joy in our lives.

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