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#MeditationChallenge: Try 30 Days, 5 Minutes a Day
#MeditationChallenge: Try 30 Days, 5 Minutes a Day

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#MeditationChallenge: Try 30 Days, 5 Minutes a Day

Almost everyone I know who meditates, quits. They get excited to start, but then they quickly become disappointed that enlightenment doesn’t look the way they expected. No, meditation doesn’t raise us to a state of Always Peaceful or Always Patient With Loved Ones. It doesn’t remove Self-Loathing or Resentment Toward Lots of People. […]

By Valerie| 2019-01-23T15:30:57-07:30 August 6th, 2014|Meditation, Uncategorized|0 Comments

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Tonglen: A Prayer for The End of Suffering
Tonglen: A Prayer for The End of Suffering

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Tonglen: A Prayer for The End of Suffering

Part of much meditation is a practice called tonglen. The Dalai Lama is said to practice tonglen every day. It is the practice of praying for yourself and for others, rather than focusing on breath, on the compassionate observation of the Monkey Mind, the Idea Horse. I was introduced to the idea of tonglen many [...]

By Valerie| 2019-01-23T15:32:50-07:30 March 28th, 2013|All|4 Comments

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