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LATEST ARTICLES ( 402 )

• A Shifting Perspective

  Over the last week the last deeply rooted sankara of fear and anger towards an individual has dissolved which has change my entire perspective. Read more

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

• Can Meditation Cause Too Much Introversion?

  

  I like to regard myself as an ambivert because relative to my loved ones, I fall on either side of the spectrum about half the time. Yet, in relation to the... Read more

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

• Decision Making

  

  Life is full of complex layered choices. One choice can have a ripple effect throughout our lives and the lives of the people around us. Timing can be just as... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Thanks Guys

  Cenk, Trygve, John, and Patrick have decided to stop sharing their stories on this blog so they can focus on their personal lives. Read more

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

• To Child Or Not To Child

  The question of whether to build a family has always befuddled me. On one hand, it would be wonderful to help build a loving home for these little beings I... Read more

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

• How Can Therapy and Dhamma Best Complement Each Other?

  

  I’ve worked on myself in so many different ways; through art, dream work, various kinds of yoga, meditation; presently, vipassana meditation, but never have I... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Accepting is Loving

  Most of my life I’ve been working to make the world around me better. I would find problems, or at least declare that something is a problem, and I would try... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Appeal to Participate in Survey Related to Research on Vipassana Meditation.

  As mentioned in my last post, Currently I am conducting an independent research on a very interesting subject – ‘ Role of Vipassana meditation in enhancing... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Looking for a New Writer

  Hi all. I’m looking for a new author who could share a unique perspective on their experience with Vipassana. Ideally I’m looking for a woman, possibly a mother... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Something Exciting for Vipassana Meditation Practitioners!

  It’s been long time, I haven’t written anything at this space but the absence was there for a reason. First, I was not feeling well because of viral infection. Read more

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

• A Better World

  

  The problems that currently face the world seem impossible to overcome. If humanity is doomed to fail what is the motivation to try to make a difference? Read more

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

• The Excitement of “What If”

  

  Feelings of romantic attraction can be very ungrounding. They evoke a novel kind of storm, and when I get quiet enough in meditation, beneath the pleasured... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Is My Life Boring?

  I’m in bed by 10pm. The highlight of my day is usually something inside my own body or head. Someone watching my life would certainly be bored, but does that... Read more

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

• A Dhamma Relationship

  

  After spending 7 months at a center I knew two things; 1) I wanted to be open to a new relationship 2) I wanted to maintain my practice and sila. Read more

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

• Building Around Dhamma

  

  Dhamma has become the foundation stone of my life but I’ve had little clarity regarding how to build a life around dhamma. It took several years to understand... Read more

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

• Making the Time

  I live in a seasonal town that gets EXCEPTIONALLY busy in the summer: theatre shows, coffeehouses, bands, canoe trips, birthdays, and a myriad of “special... Read more

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

• Accepting the Hypocrisy

  

  I’ve been questing toward a complete alignment of my values with how I spend my time; the time I’m paid for as well as the time I’m not, and it will still... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Right Type of Encouragement

  

  I’ve always found the question of proper encouragement to be an interesting topic because determining what’s right and wrong can be subtle and personal. Read more

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

• The Joys of Meditation

  Why do people come to a Vipassana course?In talking with people who come to our Center in the Southeast on registration day and Metta day, I find there are... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• The Myth of the Serious Meditator

  

  I was talking to a new meditator about her understanding of what it means to commit to he practice and discovered that she believed all serious meditators... Read more

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