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- BoT Student on “Look at me: underestimated from day one.” – Al Pacino as the devil: I am not involved in any way with publishing "The Basket of Tolerance";...
- BoT Student on Eeman screens (aka polarity screens, biocircuits) — how they were invented: Yes, I think you may be right about electrical potentials across the body....
- john on Eeman screens (aka polarity screens, biocircuits) — how they were invented: I believe that the actual mechanism for eeman screens is the electrical potentials...
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- The importance of courtesy, hospitality, and other small details
- C.S. Lewis on friendship, purpose, and male culture
- J. Krishnamurti, Theosophy, and the fabrication of the “new age” movement
- Alcohol & drugs as poison or medicine: comments by Chögyam Trungpa
- How mind (control) works: perception is shaped by assumption
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – a beautiful interpretation by Emmet Fox
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Tag Archives: meditation
Chögyam Trungpa on boredom
I was reflecting recently on how many of my problems in life come from a fear of boredom. Boredom feels like death. You know? Like if I sit still and do nothing, and boredom appears, it feels like I’m literally … Continue reading
The importance of meditation & self knowledge – Saint Teresa
Coming to spiritual practice as I do from a family with a confused Judeo-Christian background, deep down I tend to have a simplistic, childish belief there’s an external power called “God” out there who takes care of me without requiring … Continue reading
Sivananda: “Meditation acts as a powerful [health] tonic”
Does meditation have health benefits? Yes, says Swami Sivananda, who served as a medical doctor for 10 years before becoming a yogi. (Talking about meditating in order to achieve benefits may seem inappropriate to Buddhists or non-dualists. But for others … Continue reading
Meditation, emotional digestion, and mental constipation
When I was young, I made a commitment to myself to meditate twice a day. But the clarity of that commitment sometimes faded and I found myself wondering why on earth I would ever do such a thing. Perhaps there … Continue reading
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