Meditating, Noise and Birthday Girls
I realised that all the ruckus had become “noise.” Shouting Spaniards, the TV next door, the souped-up car—it was all just “noise.”
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Category: Beginner Meditation
Tonglen for LA
If we don’t look the homeless man in the eyes we don’t have to face his humanity. It’s so much easier to cross the street, to bury ourselves in some other mind numbing distraction from the realities that others are facing. To turn away. There is a Buddhist practice called Tonglen, which is the exact opposite of turning away.
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The Day I Broke Noble Silence (With Andrew Dice Clay)
Yes. I had just quoted the opening line of a dirty 1980s limerick. In a Buddhist silent retreat.
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The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD by Lidia Zylowska, MD {Book Review}
While of course the perspective of science in the Mindfulness Prescription is beneficial, I was also glad that the book wasn’t just science. Each chapter and each practice was embedded in a story from life to exemplify its significance and utility.
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Joyous Variety in Meditation
By David Jones I believe meditation is less about when, where, and how you sit than about...
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