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To experience Zen-like awakening, try going the headless way

By Brentyn J. Ramm Source: Psyche A prominent theme in Asian religious traditions such as the Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism is that our everyday human experience is like a dream. The dream is that you are merely a person – … Continue reading

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REVISIONING JUNG’S IDEA OF SYNCHRONICITY

By Paul Levy Source: Waking Times Synchronicity is considered to be one of the most important ideas emerging out of the twentieth century. Jung coined the term synchronicity to describe a category of experience that defied and had an altogether … Continue reading

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We Won’t Be Free Until Our Minds Are Free

By Caitlin Johnstone Source: CaitlinJohnstone.com There’s a quote from an ancient Buddhist text called the Dhammapada that’s often translated as, “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.” In … Continue reading

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The semi-satisfied life

Renowned for his pessimism, Arthur Schopenhauer was nonetheless a conoisseur of very distinctive kinds of happiness By David Bather Woods Source: aeon On 13 December 1807, in fashionable Weimar, Johanna Schopenhauer picked up her pen and wrote to her 19-year-old … Continue reading

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QUESTIONS OF OUR TIME – TIME NOW TO GET BACK TO OURSELVES?

By Kingsley L. Dennis Source: Waking Times ‘And the Old Ones say: look outward seriously look inward intently look outward carefully look inward diligently look outward respectfully look inward humbly’ Jack Forbes As human beings we seek the beautiful, and … Continue reading

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Spaciousness: How to Free Your Mind and Stop Living Reactively

By Jordan Bates Source: High Existence “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” — Viktor Frankl ‘Spaciousness’ is a Buddhist concept that has been profoundly … Continue reading

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WHY WE’RE A CULTURE OF ADDICTS

By Leslie Garrett Source: Waking Times If there’s one constant among addicts of all types, it’s shame. It’s what makes us lie and hide. It’s what keeps us from asking for help – though we don’t think we need it … Continue reading

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SHENPA AND THE TIBETAN ART OF NOT GETTING HOOKED

By Azriel ReShel Source: Waking Times Shenpa is the Tibetan word for attachment. According to Pema Chödrön, shenpa would better be translated as “something that hooks us”. There are two levels of shenpa, the reaction to a pain that surfaces within us and the escaping … Continue reading

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