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Mantra Meditations & Chenrezig

10. August 2010

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.

How to Meditate on a Koan

2. August 2010

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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 [...]

Tips for Being Mindfull…

2. March 2008

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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 [...]

Great Quote….On Mindfulness

1. February 2008

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

The Middle Way & eSangha #12

22. January 2008

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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: [...]

Inner Smile on a Cold Day

18. January 2008

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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 [...]

Update “Spread the Love NOW! Group Writing Project”

8. January 2008

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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 [...]

Bardo, Death, and a Moment of Transition

23. December 2007

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Often when I tell a story I shy away from those in which I was part of or a party to, to me it smacks of ego-center and self-serving. Yet this story, as it happened to me, was one of great compassion and love for my family. I did nothing but be present and party [...]

A Story of Compassion and Dying

21. December 2007

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The Three Monks of blogging– Wade of The Middle Way, Kenton of Zen-Inspired Self Development, and Albert of Urban Monk.Net – have asked in this holiday time of year for us to share our stories of compassion. To see the original post please click he following links: [The Middle Way], [Zen-Inspired Self Development], and [UrbanMonk.net]. [...]

Clean Your Room?

12. December 2007

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Today over email a friend confided in all the seemingly crazy events occurring, all coming in waves and each one hitting harder. A relationship fading away, money issues causing worry, family drama and all the such. In reply I was pleased with my thoughts, having been through times like this I felt I was finally [...]