I’ve been back for a full two days now from the Vipassana Meditation retreat, and I’ve been taking some time to reflect on my overall experience. I’ve come to the conclusion that it was incredible. I didn’t realize this when the course had completed because there was so much information floating around in my head, [...]
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Posted in Consciousness & Awareness on Jun 24th, 2008
I’ll be participating in a meditation retreat starting tomorrow June 25th, until July 5th. The meditation technique I will be learning is “Vipassana” as taught by S.N. Goenka. The technique captures the essence of what Gautama Buddha used to attain enlightenment. I know it’s going to be pretty intense because I’ve heard from a few [...]
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Posted in Consciousness & Awareness on Jun 7th, 2008
It’s been a long time since I’ve written an article for this site, and I must say that I’ve missed writing here. A LOT. I feel like I owe you all an explanation of what I’ve been doing for the last 7 months of my life. It’s proven to be quite eventful, and it’s an [...]
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One month ago, on a random Sunday, I was sitting at my desk as usual writing an article for this site. That night I wasn’t thinking clearly, and words weren’t coming easily to me. I was feeling stressed out and frustrated by the situation. Somewhere in the midst of my frustration, I got up, [...]
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Posted in Consciousness & Awareness on Oct 30th, 2007
“There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.”
- Christopher Morle
Living in the United States, we are expected to know all about freedom. It is the term that defines this nation. It is what sets us apart from all of the rest. We are taught America [...]
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“Most of our energy goes into upholding our importance… If we were capable of losing some of that importance, two extraordinary things would happen to us. One, we would free our energy from trying to maintain the illusory idea of our grandeur; and two, we would provide ourselves enough energy to… catch a glimpse of [...]
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“What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new. Right now.”
- Anonymous
Our past creates our present moment. We are here as a result of [...]
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“Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.”
- John Updike
Close your eyes and imagine the life of your dreams. Actually see it through your own eyes. Touch it. Hear it. Smell it. Taste it. How do you feel? How would you describe your character? Where are you [...]
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The easiest thing to do is to blame your circumstances on something or someone other than yourself. Someone makes you mad. The professor made the test difficult, so you failed. Your boss is inconsiderate, and that’s why you didn’t get a raise. Your girlfriend/boyfriend didn’t understand you, and this made you break up with him/her.
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“I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.”
- G. K. Chesterton
This is the first of three parts in a series on taking a leap of faith. I’m breaking this topic up into a series for the sake of clarity. I [...]
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