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Meditation Can Be Habit Forming
My daughter, in her usual thoughtful way, gave me a book for my birthday on the nature of habits. It is called “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business”. The word “habit” is … Continue reading
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Tagged meditation, near death experiences, Pennhurst, rebirth
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The Buddha Wasn’t Kidding – Really
When I first started to meditate it was in a Zen practice. We were told mainly to “just sit.” If any question or problem came up, the instruction was the same, to “just keep sitting”. To this day the words … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayya Khema, jhana, Majjhima Nikaya, Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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