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    World of Feelings, May 18th, 2009 Paid Member

    By Larry Rosenberg
    Feelings, or vendana, are extremely important in the Buddhist scheme of things. At one point the Buddha says that all things converge on feelings. He was not using the word in its contemporary sense, where it is more or less synonymous with emotions. Emotions come later in the Buddhist scheme. It is actually of great practical significance to realize this distinction. More »
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    Learn to Recycle, May 11, 2009 Paid Member

    By Steve Hagen
    Nature isn’t dualistic. It isn’t merely a collection of separate parts. It doesn’t throw anything away. It recycles everything. And it doesn’t operate out of a desire to improve things. While we fixate on the parts, nature acts out of the Whole. More »
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    Respectful Guest, May 4, 2009 Paid Member

    By Tsoknyi Rinpoche
    The Tibetan word for ego literally means “owner,” as in claiming ownership or clinging to being the owner. This indicates that ego is something extra added into the situation. This is how to understand ego or self in the Buddhist context. It doesn’t mean that being free of ego is like being switched off, like all the doors and windows are shut and there is no experience of anything ever again. In order to understand the actuality of “no owner,” no self, we need to understand two levels of reality: the seeming and the real—also called the relative and the ultimate. More »
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    The Swept Floor Never Stays Clean, April 29, 2009 Paid Member

    By Arnie Kozak
    If you sweep the patio in November after leaves have fallen, you wouldn’t expect it to stay clean forever. The patio is like the mind. Mindfulness meditation practice can feel like sweeping the mind and clearing away the thoughts strewn about making a big mess. More »
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    Happiness Without a Fix, April 20, 2009 Paid Member

    By Christopher Titmuss
    When our search for what gives us pleasure becomes a strong pattern in our lives, we find that we are obliged to move repeatedly towards the same things—certain types of people, places, situations, sights, sounds, smells, and so on. We have accumulated impressions from the past, and when we encounter a similar impression in the present, we feel attracted towards the object that is the source of it. More »