Mudita Forum Archive

Mudita Forum is now at Google Groups

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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Concentration Through Letting Go

January 25, 2007  ·  Category: Adyashanti, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum
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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Mudita Forum Is Now Active Again

January 6, 2007  ·  Category: Mudita Forum
After many months of inactivity, we've resurrected Mudita Forum. Thomas Gramstad has been kind enough to volunteer to moderate. From the list's description: Mudita Forum is a moderated discussion group for individuals with an interest both in ...
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On Lovingkindness and Happiness

July 5, 2005  ·  Category: Buddhism, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum, Personal
Mudita Forum has begun a chapter-by-chapter discussion of Sharon Salzberg's book Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, which discusses the Buddhist practice of lovingkindness (or metta, in Pali). Below is a posting I wrote on the ...
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Buddhism Meets Capitalism

September 22, 2004  ·  Category: Buddhism, Mudita Forum, Politics
On Mudita Forum, Ross Barlow points out this interesting article: GANGHWA ISLAND, South Korea -- An hour's drive to the west from Seoul, an enterprising businessman talks about plans for his homegrown businesses. In 1997, he ...
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Mind Identification

November 22, 2003  ·  Category: Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum
Just posted to Mudita Forum in response to David Axel's excellent kick-off essay for chapter three in our topical discussion of The Power of Now: I greatly enjoyed David Axel's kickoff essay for chapter three. ...
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You Are Not Your Mind

November 9, 2003  ·  Category: Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum
Just posted to Mudita Forum: My thanks to Mark for his spirited kick-off essay introducing Chapter 1 in our discussion of The Power of Now. In some ways, this chapter is a tour-de-force of challenging ideas. ...
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Eckhart Tolle Discussion

September 21, 2003  ·  Category: Eckhart Tolle, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum
I just posted the following to Mudita Forum. I'm pleased by the growth of this forum and I'm happy that our membership—and the interest in the topics we discuss—has grown beyond dyed-in-the-wool Rand admirers. ...
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How to Meditate

May 7, 2003  ·  Category: Buddhism, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum
In recent months, several people have asked me how to get started with meditation. Below is an essay I wrote on the subject for Mudita Forum. If you would like to print out this essay, ...
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Buddhism and Awareness

March 30, 2003  ·  Category: Buddhism, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum, Objectivism
Our topical discussion of Wake Up to Your Life over at Mudita Forum is going remarkably well. I'm especially impressed by Andrew Schwartz's kickoff essay on Chapter 3 ("Cultivating Attention"), which elegantly lays out a number ...
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