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What is your enemy?

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Glerikud

The only thing that threatens us is our enemy. What do you make your enemy?

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The Restless Mind

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Grace Lambert

by Gale Early this morning, my old dog paced from one room to another, settling down for a few seconds only to get back up and put her nose to the door to be let out. Moments later she would … Continue reading →

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Conscious Teaching

Posted on October 3, 2010 by dsrtsng

By Paul I have been a music teacher (band and elementary “general” music as it is called in the United States) for 37 years. As careers go, for me, it has had the usual assortment of satisfying and frustrating moments … Continue reading →

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Patterns in the energy of awakening

Posted on September 30, 2010 by jeromemp

The title of a recent thread on the Eckhart Tolle forum site invoked the concept of implosion as it related to the activity of members of the forum. That concept of implosion inspired a recognition and examination of subtle energetic … Continue reading →

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On Work

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Hiro

And what is it to work with love?
It is to weave the cloth with threads drawn from your heart,
even as if your beloved were to wear that cloth.
It is to build a house with affection,
even as if your beloved were to dwell in that house. Continue reading →

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What is a moment?

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Hiro

“Moments” by Will Hoffman. This films is a celebration of life that was inspired by David Eagleman’s book, Sum. From moment to moment, the life unfolds itself. It is phenomena. How amazing!

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Training the Hudson

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Michaela

A poem by Jerome Into the fog……can you see? Great blue herons lurch into it, geese in rows float through it. A lone sentinel marks the channel where depth and shallow are obscured….. Can you see?

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Awareness and Equanimity

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Hiro

My Vipassana Experience by Hiro (Unsui) 1o days of awareness and equanimity with Swami S N Goenka I came back home 2 days ago from the 10 day course of Goenka’s Vipassana Meditation Retreat and I have been reflecting on … Continue reading →

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Teachers along the path

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Michaela

Remembering significant people and events Teachers along the path by Randy O Did you have a teacher is a very interesting and cool question to begin the opening moments of this writing endeavor. My first ten years of life is … Continue reading →

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The Christian Prison

Posted on September 11, 2010 by dsrtsng

An article by Paul As I begin writing this piece, I want to start with some guidelines that describe the intent of what I will say and why I am exploring it. First of all, this is not a piece … Continue reading →

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