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August 31, 2010Analyzing the data for my dissertation is highlighting for me the limits of intellectual knowing. Welcome to the Zen of...
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June 17, 2010In Tibet, they believe that it is possible to foresee, at the beginning of a relationship, how it will...
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June 6, 2010You cannot ask the universe for something if you cannot conceive of it. In November of last year,...
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June 4, 2010A table of observations on how specific emotions transform automatically into blissful energy.
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June 2, 2010Watching unpleasant emotions quickly turn into raw energy, the key seems to be seeing through concepts.
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June 1, 2010Moments of luminous awareness, or awakening, are often described as an opening beyond oneself that encompasses everything just as it...
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May 28, 2010Pointing to the moon is tricky when its light is found within, but don’t let that stop you.
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May 23, 2010An otherwordly contentment filled my day today. Something that should have caused me sadness brought me peace and tenderness instead. ...
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May 17, 2010Amid memories of disappointing a former love, a prayer for a more beautiful face is answered in minutes.
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April 28, 2010If you ask for healing, watch your thoughts. Sometimes the divine speaks with our own inner voice.
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April 24, 2010In the course of mediation, when periods of awakening arise, is that something you can make your new identity?
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April 19, 2010Forgiveness and redemption are healing, but you can still find wholeness even when others cannot offer it.
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April 15, 2010Thoughts on how the outer world reflects the inner world and the intricacies of manifestation.
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March 29, 2010On the paradox of finding wholeness and redemption in the fact that we make mistakes.
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February 27, 2010Today, I stopped praying for things to get easier. It just occurred to me that it wasn’t necessary. For many...
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February 14, 2010 If you are beset by a negative self-image, especially one that is self-fulfilling and reflected back to you by others...
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February 11, 2010What would you do if your lifelong search for wholeness finally reached the finish line? If the problems you devoted...
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February 5, 2010Last night, I was awake all night, while sleeping, enjoying another one of those full nights resting in clear, lucid,...
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January 20, 2010 A poem about the effortlessness of divine love followed by an essay on surrender by EnlightenedBeings.com
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January 16, 2010 For nearly a year, twice every month, I attended an event in town known as the Barefoot Boogie. Set in...
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January 10, 2010 One of the most potent forces that can close the heart is another’s apathy. We invoke apathy in response to...
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December 22, 2009The function of compassion for those who feel cut off is to return them to the whole. This is not...
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December 17, 2009Among the most excruciating suffering one can endure is social death. Where does compassion fit in?
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November 17, 2009In total love, there are no thoughts of self. Hence, one does not think, “My heart is awake.” Rather, we...
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The Path of the Waking Heart
When one opens unconditionally to love, pain, and desire, an aching heart becomes a waking...
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True ListeningOctober 26, 2009 A meditation for when you feel lonely or alienated from someone you care about, and you can’t talk to them....
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How to reach the non-conceptual state described in Dzogchen Buddhism by understanding how concepts are confused with perception and using...
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How anger can coexist with love
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Recently, I was leaving a parking lot and pulled out onto the sidewalk that crossed over the exit. I thought...
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The struggle between loving and wanting to be loved is delicate and sometimes confusing but ultimately rife with beautiful life...
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Serious AngelFebruary 4, 2009 During my recent silent meditation retreat, one evening while sitting in the dining hall, it occurred to me that, although...
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Dancing with LoveNovember 18, 2008 I recently went to a Tai Chi center where a group of about fifteen or more people gather every so...
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A seemingly benevolent act, driven by good intentions and the desire to bring happiness to others, can nevertheless cause someone...