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Tired Of The Sound Of Your Own Voice? I Have The Solution… (Pt3)
Mmmm, another idealistic portrayal of meditation. It's like how I think of smoking... The idea is quite appealing, but in practise it's a whole other story. PS. I quit smoking years ago To bri… more →
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Ella: Noble Silence
wrote 21 hours ago: You know that thing that people who work with young children are fond of saying, “everyone has a spe … more →
Upcoming Tea Ceremonies
wrote 1 month ago: The Art of drinking tea, serving tea, and preparing tea are discipline, enlightenment and medita … more →
Tea Ceremony with Meditation Thoughts (1)
wrote 1 month ago: It was only consciousness and tranquility. That was a real tea ceremony. No joke! It was three hours … more →
Silent Retreat at Spirit Falls
wrote 3 months ago: The silence calls. It has called for years. Since 2005, I have answered by immersion in silence at l … more →
From Insight to Vipassana
wrote 4 months ago: From December 27th to January 7th one hundred of us were observing noble silence (complete silence w … more →
Noble Silence - A Year Ahead of Serenity, Peace and Energy
wrote 4 months ago: Today I have resolved to hold Noble Silence for the year ahead. This is a practice worthy of my full … more →
18.
wrote 6 months ago: Did Betsy Ross win the first flag design contest? Oh, right…breath…body … more →
let small matters fade away
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wrote 10 months ago: Something my boss says to me from time to time. Has the instant effect of slowing my breathing, lowe … more →
Lesson 1: Stop talking so damn much
wrote 1 year ago: When you take a Vipassana meditation course, you sign up with the understanding that for ten days yo … more →
Don't kill mosquitos. Be a donor.
wrote 1 year ago: I spent five minutes trying to decide if the plural of mosquito has an ‘e’ in it or not. … more →
Noble Silence -Lama Surya Das
wrote 1 year ago: Noble Silence -Lama Surya Das “Listening takes place not just through the ears, but with all t … more →
The Art of Living Pt 2: My Experience
wrote 1 year ago: Honestly, I don’t even know how to write this post on the experience of the 10 day Vipassana M … more →
Noble Silence and Project 366
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wrote 1 year ago: My eldest son and I have had to defer our Vipissana Meditation Retreat and its 10 days of Noble Sile … more →
SILENT RETREAT - NEW YEAR GIFT TO YOURSELF
wrote 1 year ago: Coming this weekend January 1-8, 2012 is the annual Winter Dzogchen Retreat at Garrison Institute in … more →
Thoughts on Lewis Richmond's "The Buddha's Teachings About the Soul"
wrote 1 year ago: See here for Lewis Richmond’s article on Huffpost Religion, which I responded to. I should fi … more →
Dhamma - Part 8
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wrote 2 years ago: Day 9 – Agitation and blurry memories [Check out Part 7, or read from the beginning] Day nine … more →
PEACE
wrote 2 years ago: On October 2nd Gandhi Jayanti Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi known as Mahatma Gandhi was born on 02 … more →
back at the monastery (day 1)
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wrote 2 years ago: It feels right to be back. 8 pm and we’re seated in the meditation hall. Rows of black cushion … more →
Noble Silence
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wrote 2 years ago: “It is better to say nothing and be thought a fool, than to say something and remove all shado … more →
