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Enlightened Playlists, or Why Listening to Albums is Good for You

In the Anapanasati Sutta, the Buddha advised, “do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

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Why Humans Seek Meaning Through Symbols

Different traditions may use different symbols, but they often point toward the same human aspirations.

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How Two Sunchoke Plants Reminded Me About Strength

My philosopher brain that always has to correlate a life lesson to things in nature began to spin.

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From Space Earth Looks Almost Unchanged, From Within Every Moment is an Opportunity

We are neither the center of the universe nor insignificant accidents drifting through it.

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Wanting Little: An Excerpt from Jailbirds in Flight

I live in Religion Row, the first row of the 10 rows of bunks. Three of us were meditating yesterday on one end while three people at the other end were holding Bible study.

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