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October 26, 2009Why it feels so impossible to have compassion for those who cause injury or evoke repulsion and how to reconcile...
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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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Stepping BackOctober 13, 2009 Whatever you can step back from and hold in awareness is not you, the pure awareness. In meditation, one...
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Sacred AlchemyOctober 8, 2009 No causal chain of events can turn lead into gold. The sacred alchemy lies in transcending our ordinary mode...
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Dry SpellsSeptember 10, 2009 Nearly all the water was gone from the creek. The large stones and pebbles in the creek bed, the skeletal...
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Concepts for romantic love are rife with imagery, both visual and visceral, for the coming together and moving apart of...
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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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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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While on a meditation retreat in Northern California, I wandered up into the hills and fell in love. First on...
Written by an embodiment psychologist, Zen Buddhist, and single mother, "Waking Heart" is a diary of synchronicities, lessons both learned and forgotten, accidental awakenings, and the cultivation of love.