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10. August 2010

Mantra Meditations & Chenrezig

In past posts, we have talked about how there are many types of meditations and under that many more ways of meditating. Meditation styles will differ; from transcendental meditation to meditation on an object, for example. Under Buddhist meditation you will find many varieties as well, some are breathing based and some are matra based. Breathing meditations are where we use the tickle of air going in and out of the tip of our noses for Vipassana or “breathing” meditation, in Mantra meditation we will use the reciting of phrases to both be a focus for our minds and a sound for greater awareness.

2. August 2010

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How to Meditate on a Koan

A koan is a simple saying that a Zen Buddhist (Zen Buddhism is a form of Mahayana Buddhism) teacher will give to a student, the answer to that saying or question is not important; rather it is the journey and intuition gained while meditation on that koan that is the key. Koan’s are key concepts [...]

29. July 2010

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Best Meditation for Anxiety; 4-Square Meditation

Many meditations I didn’t find particularly useful when I could feel the anxiety starting to creep upon me, an example would be during turbulence on an airplane. I’ve traveled a ton in my life, but I still get anxiety when a flight hits some bumps in the air. Often, the subtle “breathing meditations” of Vipassana just won’t hold my attention well enough. So I started to turn to what I call the “4-Square Meditation,” this is how you do it

26. July 2010

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10 Must Have Tools For Your Meditation Practice

26. March 2008

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Radio/Online Interview with Leslie Blackburn – Saturday 3/29

Our friend Leslie had this to say about her upcoming radio interview: I welcome you listen to Radio Free Nashville on-line this Saturday for a discussion on Sacred Sexuality and Sacred Geometry! Leslie Blackburn of One Space, LLC, to be interviewed by Dawn Kirk, host of “Wake Up & Live” on Radio Free Nashville www.radiofreenashville.org This Saturday, [...]

2. March 2008

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Tips for Being Mindfull…

Morning all and Happy Sunday, I hope the sun is shining where you are, seems odd to see it here in the Pacific NW. We’ve talked here about what Mindfulness is in several posts: What it isn’t | Who exhibited it | Using Gratitude as a Tool For the most part we have talked about [...]

1. February 2008

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Great Quote….On Mindfulness

How much of your life do you spend looking forward to being somewhere else? -Matthew Flickstein, “Journey to the Center”

22. January 2008

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The Middle Way & eSangha #12

My new friend @ The Middle Way has included our post on the difference between Namaste & Gassho, please check it out. This version of eSangha is fantastic and full of other posts on; Music, Meditation tips, Enhancing Attention, and an eBook on “Small is Beautiful”. Gassho, Kris Links The Middle Way Beyond Zen Post: [...]

18. January 2008

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Inner Smile on a Cold Day

Yesterday was one of those days, you wake-up completely on the wrong side of the bed. Tripping, spilling, cursing the morning away. I thought for sure it was going to be a horrible day. To boot, I’m late and there is ice all over my car. So, after de-icing the car and cranking up the [...]

8. January 2008

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Update “Spread the Love NOW! Group Writing Project”

Photo Credit As many of you know we were part of a wonderful project called “Spread the Love NOW! Group Writing Project“. Created by those wonderfully enlightened folks at [The Middle Way], [Zen-Inspired Self Development], and [UrbanMonk.net]. The project was fantastic and led me to a whole new group of enlightened ones to read and [...]

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