Witness Consciousness Archive

Suffering as a form of spiritual guidance

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

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

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

March 14, 2009  ·  Category: Meditation, Mindfulness, Personal, Witness Consciousness
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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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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Enjoying Adyashanti’s “Spontaneous Awakening” Lectures

January 9, 2007  ·  Category: Adyashanti, Buddhism, Meditation, Reviews, Witness Consciousness
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

January 6, 2007  ·  Category: Adyashanti, Buddhism, Meditation, Reviews, Witness Consciousness
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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