Meditation Archive
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The purpose of Mudita Forum is to provide a stimulating, thoughtful environment for discussing Eastern consciousness-raising practices — such as meditation, mindfulness, and ...
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You are not your emotions, except when “you” disappears
A friend published a friends-only LiveJournal post titled "What makes you... you?" in which she says "I know (or think I know) intellectually that the feelings I have do not make me the person I ...
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When mindfulness hurts
A friend pointed me to the very interesting article "Lotus Therapy" in today's NY Times, which discusses the current state of the research, pro and con, on mindfulness as a clinical intervention.
Criticisms of mindfulness are ...
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Jon Bernie: To awaken is to dissolve
As many of you know, over the past couple years I've become increasingly interested in the teachings of Adyashanti, Jed McKenna, and the like.
Jon Bernie is one of Adya's friends and colleagues. ...
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The Return to Meditation
Joshua: i meditated for a long time last night, and then again this morning
Joshua: man did that make a difference in my day
Joshua: i felt better this morning than i've felt in months
Marsh: yeah, i'm ...
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Jed McKenna, the Howard Roark of Spiritual Enlightenment
At Damian's suggestion, I recently listened to the full audiobook for Jed McKenna's Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing.
I enjoyed it tremendously.
McKenna is a exceptionally good storyteller. Even better, he is without a doubt the ...
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Albuquerque Adyashanti Group
April 23, 2007 · Category: Adyashanti, Meditation
Lately I've been getting tremendous value out of Adyashanti's teachings, including his True Meditation and Spontaneous Awakening audiobooks.
Currently there is no Adyashanti group listed in Albuquerque, so I've decided to start a new group. ...
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Concentration Through Letting Go
I just had the following exchange with a Mudita Forum member who had this question about Adyashanti's True Meditation (previously discussed here).
Like I mentioned, my main concern was that I was having a hard time ...
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Enjoying Adyashanti’s “Spontaneous Awakening” Lectures
I just received my CD of Adyashanti's "True Meditation" by UPS this morning. I'm ripping it to my hard drive to put on my mp3 player. Should be able to post what I ...
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“True Meditation” by Adyashanti
Just received this recommendation from a close friend who shares my interest in Buddhist meditation:
Last night, I bought and listened to the first hour of this 3.5 hour program. Then I meditated for ...
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