Eileen Fulache Tupaz, PhD

  • On Refining Attention

    Dearest Friends, It was such a joy to be reunited with all of you again today—and to also meet the newest member of our sangha! In today’s conversation, we revisited Joseph Goldstein’s definition of mindfulness as “knowing what’s going on… Continue reading

    On Refining Attention
  • On Over-Engineering Rafts

    Dearest Friends, I hope this reflection finds you in a space of greater stability now that the proverbial dust has somewhat settled. Four weeks ago, when the announcement was made that our beloved Banyan ship had foundered under the weight… Continue reading

    On Over-Engineering Rafts
  • On Debts of the Heart

    Dearest Friends, In the last four weeks, many of you have reached out to express your care, love and concern given the upheavals caused by the closure of Banyan’s mindful friends groups and guided meditations. Some of this concern has… Continue reading

    On Debts of the Heart
  • On Causes and Conditions

    Dearest Friends, I hope this reflection finds you reasonably well. In many of the sessions I’ve led with you under our beloved Banyan community, I’ve often spoken about understanding “causes and conditions”—whether these are of the personal, familial, communal, societal,… Continue reading

    On Causes and Conditions