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Entries by Jay Michaelson from 07/2009

How a Dog Taught me the Dharma

| Posted 07.08.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Anger, God, Ram Dass, Meditation, Kabbalah, Dharma, Buddhism, Jean-Paul Sartre, Healthy Living News

Why was I angry at my fellow yogis for what their conditioning caused them to do? And, perhaps even more importantly, why be angry at myself for being frustrated?

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Eat Your Way To Enlightenment

| Posted 07.14.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Michel Foucault, Mindfulness, Mindful Eating, Meditation, Food, Eating, Buddhism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

Having taught it for many years, I find eating meditation -- yes, eating meditation -- to be one of the simplest, most profound, mindfulness practices. Here are some tips to start your own journey.

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The Emptiness of Anger

| Posted 07.27.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Meditation, Dalai Lama, Anger, Non-Self, Buddhism, Emptiness, Buddhist Meditation, Freedom, Meditation Practice, Healthy Living News

Fighting it doesn't work, but paradoxically, once you accept the anger, it's easier for it to pass. This, I think, is a taste of freedom.

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