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BACK TO BASICS: How do we live mindfully in today’s divisive and disregarding world?

James Farwell·September 20, 2022
In the past 20 years of practicing mindfulness, I have found that any issue can be addressed if I return...
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Cultivate your awareness and live mindfully throughout your day

Wanda Monague·October 4, 2013
I recently came across an article entitled something to the effect of, “Why being constantly mindful is impossible.” You’ll have...
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MINDFULNESS PRACTICE TIPS: Integrating presence into daily life

Laura Constantinescu·March 31, 2012
We often go through our days rushing full speed ahead, as though trying to reach some imaginary finish line—the end of the meeting, workday, or class. We strive for that post-dinner relaxation...
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EXCITED MIND: Using meditation to calm overly stimulated senses

Contributing Writer·February 1, 2012
The mind is not just the brain, but the sum of the physical, mental, and spiritual. We have six senses in total: sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing, and thought...
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MOVING INTO STILLNESS: The core of goodness

Contributing Writer·January 15, 2012
As you sit quietly and immerse yourself in the peace and stillness of your own centered being, you will gradually begin to experience yourself in an undistorted...
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POEMS by MAX REIF

Max Reif·November 18, 2011
(.........aug26) The River of Ordinary Moments Because living is a river of...
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HEALING THE INNER CHILD: Venturing into the territory of suffering

Contributing Writer·October 21, 2011
Dealing with suffering is like handling a poisonous snake. We have to learn about the snake, and we ourselves have to grow stronger and more stable in order to handle it without hurting...
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MINDFULNESS IN PRACTICE: Awareness in touch and point of view

Contributing Writer·December 12, 2008
The nervous system is a gateway to the world, acting as our conduit for sensory experience. The way our nerve endings send sensations through every inch of our body...
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TIMELESSNESS: Meditating with the Buddha in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya

Kiva Bottero·March 14, 2008
After spending the summer living and working at the Shambhala Mountain Center I didn’t get a chance to return for three months after I left. Quite longer than I...
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MIKSANG: Contemplative Photography That Conflates Meditation and Art

Contributing Writer·June 10, 2007
Miksang is a Tibetan word that translates as “Good Eye.” This form of contemplative photography brings together the art of...
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