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LATEST ARTICLES ( 402 )

• An End To The Stormy Phase

  As the surface layers of my mind have slowly been purified, living daily life has slowly become easier. The stark contrast between dhamma life and the life I... Read more

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

• Proactive Healthcare

  Meditation has made me more proactive about my heathcare. I’m used to living in a very reactive system where we only go to the doctor when we get sick, we only... Read more

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

• Military Intelligence

  The US Marines are testing the use of meditation in their training.... Read more

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

• The Science Of Meditation

  I can’t decide whether Vipassana research would benefit or hurt the spread of this tradition. With the mind of a western scientist my initial thought is that... Read more

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

• Is It That Simple?

  The only two things I need to pay attention to in my daily life are my physical and mental health. This statement is a proposal. Lets see if it can hold water. Read more

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

• Spiritual Bypassing

  Friends, it’s been one year since I moved back to the city after spending 7 months at the center we have here in British Columbia, Canada. Predictably, the... Read more

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

• Is There Partial Credit?

  I’m struggling to find the balance between endorsing the pure teaching of dhamma as taught in this tradition and supporting people outside of this tradition to... Read more

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

• Compassion and Altruism

  I’m on my psychiatry rotation in medical school, which is mostly concerned with identifying constellations of symptoms of severe mental illness in order to... Read more

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

• Economic Growth Is Not The Solution

  I’m not an economist or a business man so I might not be the ideal person to speak to this point but even an outsider can see the instability that comes with a... Read more

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

• The Reward Is Peace Of Mind

  There is a perceived trade-off between taking care of oneself and taking care of others but I no longer find this true. This shift has occurred because my... Read more

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

• Going Right To The Source

  Meditators and non-meditators all want to live happy, healthy, and productive lives. There are so many ways to make incremental improvements to our lives that w... Read more

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

• Yoga

  

  is helping me see the physical impact of meditation on my body. I’ve always carried a tremendous amount of tension in my shoulders. Read more

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

• Letter to the Meditator

  

  Am going to express strictly personal opinions here, publishing an email from Letter to Meditator series when my close friend who had done some Vipassana course... Read more

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

• Keeping Focused on Meditation

  

  I’ve had a great start to the year. My primary goal was to build up my community of support and friendship and on all accounts I’ve made positive steps forward. Read more

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

• A Personal Love Affair

  

  I’ve only been meditating regularly for 2 years. Sometimes it feels like I’ve been doing it for so so long.. and other times every single sit is like the first... Read more

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

• Nightmares

  

  I’ve been curious about dreaming since I was a little kid. Where do they come from? What do they mean? Why was I in control in some and just watching in... Read more

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

• Don’t Compare Yourself To Others

  

  This is a nice idea but unless there’s a good alternative it’s hard to escape the world of comparison. We are constantly compared when applying for jobs,... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• Committing To Metta

  

  After completing my first course I rarely practice metta. I almost always had a gross painful sensation somewhere in my body at the end of a sit, and to be... Read more

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

• Eating Meat

  

  I was raised eating meat. A lot of meat. Basically, it wasn’t a meal unless it had meat. When I first really committed to my daily practice, I decided to stop... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY

• V for Valmiki

  

  Gateway to Sympathetic Joy Taken from “Cultivating Inner Peace” by Acharya Paul Fleischman A PERSON WHO HAS LEARNED the skill of sorrow paradoxically will be... Read more

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