Mindfulness Archive
Suffering as a form of spiritual guidance
January 5, 2010 · Category: Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle, Intellectual, Mindfulness, Witness Consciousness
In response to my post on the significance of suffering, Andrew ends his insightful comments with:
So in that sense I think the issue of suffering is important: I think denials of it lie at the ...
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The Invitation
December 26, 2009 · Category: Individualism, Intellectual, Mindfulness, Personal, Witness Consciousness
by Oriah
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how ...
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Mudita Forum is now at Google Groups
March 18, 2009 · Category: Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle, FLOW, Individualism, Integral, Intellectual, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum, Objectivism, Witness Consciousness
Check out the new Mudita Forum, if you think you might be interested.
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 ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 3 Comments »
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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In the Mail: Stephan Bodian’s “Wake Up Now”
I just received a review copy of Stephan Bodian's new book Wake Up Now: A Guide to the Journey of Spiritual Awakening.
Bodian is a long-time student of Adyashanti's, but -- according to a friend of ...
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Does Suffering Build Character?
This somewhat-throwaway comment, from a post by Virginia Postrel, caught my eye:
Contrary to what you may have heard, the only sort of character suffering builds is the ability to suffer -- a useful ability in ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 11 Comments »
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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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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