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Triggering Awareness – Chop Wood, Carry Water

I wanted to create a simple method to access awareness. So, every time I washed my hands, I came into the present, enjoying the physical sensations of washing and drying my hands without thinking about anything else and then taking some deep breaths, witnessing my emotional and physical state.

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Giving and Receiving Joy and Letting it Go

We might be worried about impermanence. Nothing like a little death and non-existence to stir up existential discomfort! And so it is with joy. We may try to hold onto the giving and the receiving of joy, but there is something about its usual impermanence without which joy would not be so poignant and sweet.

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Measuring Progress

People often wonder if they are making progress in their personal work and spiritual quest. Because we can, and often do, fool ourselves with denial, emotional disconnection, and objectivity, creating a true metric for progress can be difficult. One thing for sure, if we are feeling pride in our response rather than equanimity, we probably […]

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