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Mantra Meditations & Chenrezig

Tuesday, August 10, 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

Monday, August 2, 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 [...]

Inner Smile on a Cold Day

Friday, January 18, 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 [...]

Metta: The Practice of Loving Kindness

Monday, August 6, 2007

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This article was originally published on Helium.com, to see the article, please go here. Metta: the Practice of Loving-Kindness By Kris Vockler Just about every human being goes through varied degrees of contention in a lifetime, a feeling of swimming against the current of a river. This being a form of suffering in life is, [...]

Watch Out for Monkey’s That Fling Poo or Your Ego’s Memory.

Monday, July 23, 2007

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And how the monkey brain swings from tree to tree…This is one of my favorite topics because it’s the one most difficult part of being a human, in my humble opinion. Granted, if I had less of the basic needs taken care of I might say differently but from my perspective this is the big [...]

Paths, Syncronicity, Visions and Life’s Purpose

Thursday, July 19, 2007

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In a dream My Maternal Grandmother came out of a hospital, handed me a red hair band and with earnest voice insisted, “It’s important you start with the Crane, you need to start with the Crane.” I had been contemplating two different Chinese Medicine Qigong Programs in Portland at the time. I did choose to [...]

Popularity of Manifesting With Elephants

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

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By far the post on Manifesting With Elephants has been the most popular as of late on Beyond Zen. Since that post I myself see the little guys everywhere from my dreams to stickers on a car. Is the message that I need to be more like Elephant or that I am like Elephant and [...]

Manifestation with Elephant

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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During one of my Sacred Serpent Spiral Qigong (taught by my friend Christina Bjergo) classes I saw a vision of an elephant, which came at a good time as I found that elephants as guides are to help with manifestations and removal of obstacles. After doing some research I came across this meditation that felt [...]

Kundalini and Snakes Oh My!

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

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Kundalini, that potentially coiled energy in all of us, unlocking so much; it’s a journey to unlock but even just a small unlocking bring so much to a person. It’s effects are huge, so much in fact that much of what is written on unlocking this energy is related to the physical manifestations that may [...]

Kundalini Energy Awakening

Thursday, June 21, 2007

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Disclaimer, this topic may be a bit “Woo-Woo” for some but it’s interesting and worth looking at. My spiritual path has been active for over 20 years and I remember one of my first yoga classes ever taken, in college, in a stinky old gym at a community college. I remember the practice was amazing [...]