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• Pain: a Blessing in Disguise

  

  My second ten day course was overall less of a rollercoaster than my first. Samādhi was not as strong; meaning sensations were milder, but as a result, I... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Unsettled Transitions

  I’ve become more accepting of my agitated mind. When there are major decisions to be made, regardless of whether the outcomes are positive or negative, my mind... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Exploring an Experience at a Deeper Level

  In one of the recent posts I shared an experience to explain the difference between knowing the path and walking the path. I would like to explore that... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Accepting the Present Moment

  I’ve been told a million times to live in the present moment, but I just discovered a new piece of this idea. To live in the present moment, I need to accept th... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Overflowing My Cup

  

  Last time, I wrote about my resistance towards using thoughts or past memories to arouse Metta. I’ve since spoken with a senior A.T. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Serving on a Ten Day Course

  I was able to arrive a day and half before the course began to help set up. I prefer landing in the almost ghost town like feel between courses, rather than... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Are We a Community?

  One reason I started this blog was that I felt alone. I had experienced the profound potential of Vipassana, but I was having all of these experiences in my... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Bringin’ Space to the Workplace

  The first time I saw a genuinely tragic car accident was on the way back from my grandmother’s funeral last week.  I was riding with my older sister and four... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• One Year of Blogging

  

  We made it! This blog, which started one year ago as a personal journal to help me process through the many changes Vipassana has brought to my life, has... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Insights

  by Cenk Matalon from Vancouver, CanadaFriends, here’s the gist of what I’ve come to understand through experience:We all have blockages (trauma, suppressed... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• A Pure Mind is a Loving Mind

  This statement is a fact I’ve learned through my meditation practice. If this fact was universally understood, the way the world functions would change. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Initial Findings from Vipassana Meditation Related Survey

  As I mentioned in some of earlier posts, I am conducting a research to understand the role of Vipassana meditation in enhancing the emotional intelligence. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Path Is Changing

  The world gives me a problem, and I need to find a solution. That’s the mindset I’ve used for a long time. When it came to people involved in a problem, I neede... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Metta as Method Acting, Or Metta When I’m in the Mood?

  

  I find it quite natural to practice Metta at times, but very difficult to make it a regular practice; though, maybe that’s exactly what I need?It seems with S.... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Serving on a Ten Day Course

  I have half packed my bag. I have ticked off my ‘to do’ list, leaving only this post to do before I set off on another Vipassana adventure, my first on Living... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Making Friends

  I’ve been wondering about the concept of making friends. I’ve moved a number of times, and each time I actively went into the world and made friends by... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• To Georgia, with Love

  I just spent the better part of a summer in Georgia. There are a lot of peach stands down there. A lot of train whistles. And a lot of bugs I have no name for. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Accepting Others Today

  On Friday I wrote about accepting and loving my weaknesses in the present moment. The logical extension of this is to accept other people for who they are in... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Increasing Presence Deliberatly, Outside of Meditation

  

  I came across Ivan Campuzano recently, a blogger who shares perceptions based on personal experience, and the integrated teachings of: J. Krishnamurti, Bhagwan... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Know Myself

  I’ve always been open with myself about my weaknesses and areas I could work on, but it has always been for that purpose. I’ve considered growing every day to b... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY