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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Sarah Conover

Sarah Conover is a writer and teacher who, despite a fierce wanderlust, calls Spokane home. She has an MFA in poetry, and is the author of seven books on world wisdom traditions and spirituality. She and husband Doug Robnett are parents of two remarkable children long-ago nicknamed: “Swaminathan and the Material Girl.” Conover, getting old now, has enjoyed multiple careers. The best one yet is the latest: teaching creative writing, a course called “Making it Matter," to the eldering through Spokane Community College ACT 2 program. She hosted the Ask a BuddhistFāVS column for several years.

Ask A Buddhist: “Make my life smaller”

With so many possibilities now, where does a person dive in or jump out when garnering experiences to create a fuller life?

Ask A Buddhist: Seeing the real “truth of nature”

One who understands the truth of fear, the truth of desire, understands the truth of us.

Ask A Buddhist: Balancing romance and non-attachment

Great question dear reader, and one I had to deal with in the abstract myself long ago at the start of my marriage of 30 years.

Ask A Buddhist: Where does love fit into Buddhism?

Buddhism cultivates four kinds of love called the Boundless States, or the Four Immeasurables, none of which can be mistaken for romantic love, sentimentality or possessiveness.

Ask A Buddhist: Can Buddhism help with depression?

Buddhism stands on three foundational legs: virtue, concentration (the meditation practices) and wisdom. The three are inextricable in their effect on each other; however, I’m going to approach your question today through the leg of meditation practice as over the last decade or so a tremendous amount of neuroscience has validated the practical benefits of meditation for mind and body.

Ask A Buddhist: How did you become a Buddhist?

I became a Buddhist suddenly as well as gradually. But let me back up and tell a relevant anecdote.

Ask A Buddhist, Ask An Ajahn: What does Buddhism value most?

As I knew I’d be surrounded by plenty of experts while in Thailand this past April, I brought with me a backlog of Ask a Buddhist questions.

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