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Being Kindness

Jen Grisanti | Posted 12.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Zen, Ezra-Bayda, Books, Writing, Meditation, Living, Love, Spirituality, Living News

"Being Kindness." These words had such a profound affect on me as I'm going through the rush of the holidays. If we operate from this place, it opens up a world of possibility.

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Why I Am Not Enlightened

Eliezer Sobel | Posted 12.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Zen, Religion, God, Zen Master, Meditation, Tibet, Buddhism, The Inner Life, Human Nature, Spirituality, Truth, Happiness, Living News

I finally figured out why I'm not enlightened. Over 30 years ago, when I had just made the proverbial first step on a "journey of a thousand miles" I heard the following well-known tale...

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Inner Activism: Three Tricks To Avoiding Burnout

William Horden | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Zen, Social Change, Tao Te Ching, Equal Rights, Authenticity, Lao Tzu, Peace, Inner Change, Transfomation, Fortitude, Symbols, Burnout, The Inner Life, Living News

Farmers have to rely on the weather but know it will break their hearts sometimes. As citizens, we have to rely on our leaders but know they will break our hearts sometimes. It is the downside of activism.

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When Our Cell Phone Owns Us

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Zen, Information Overload, Technology, Minfulness, Internet Addiction, The Balanced Life, Living News

I enjoy my gadgets as much as the next person, but watching how much cell phones are impacting people's lives, I cannot help but wonder, "Do we own our gadgets or have they begun to own us?"

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What of "What You Are" Is No Longer You?

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Pavel Somov, Zen, Personal Development, Grebenshikov, Personality, The Inner Life, Coaching, Ego, Living News

When I am in the grip of an old pattern I don't experience it as alien to me but rather as exactly how I need to be at that moment. So how do I "set my jailer free" if I don't experience being in jail?

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Zen and the Art of Web Spinning

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Zen, Depression, George Carlin, Meditation, Death, Spiders, Living News

Like a spider, I am also caught up in an urge to move forward, make order and fix what has been undone by time.

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Cutting Through the Narcissistic Ego: Step One is Awareness

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

We basically ask to speak to a certain voice and the participant puts on that hat. Some voices used typically have been The Controller, The Skeptic, The Protector, The Victim.

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Emily Dickinson and the Buddha vs. the WWF

Dean Sluyter | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Advertisements for Myself, Zen, Poetry, Franny and Zooey, Meditation, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Anatta, Nirvana, Donald Rumsfeld, World Wrestling Federation, Self-Inquiry, New York Review of Books, Gospel of Thomas, Norman Mailer, Buddha, Thich Nhat Hanh, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Advaita, J.D. Salinger, Wwf, Mohandas Gandhi, Jesus Christ, Eastern Wisdom, Emily Dickinson, Buddhism, Transcendentalists, Amherst, Dzogchen, Living News

When the dream of self dissolves, we awake and see that the true church is wherever we are.

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Zen Habits and Simple Productivity

Karen Leland | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Simplicity, Zen Habits, Productivity, Zen, Work, Productive, Buddhism, Living News

Every night before I go to bed, I read a book. Depending on my mood, I may paw my way through a foodie memoir, a prize-winning novel, or a popular pi...

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'No' Hollywood Style

Michael Sigman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Beatles, Zen, Hollywood, Dexter, Japanese, Movie Industry, Saying No, Entertainment Industry, Saying-Yes, Entertainment News

The Hollywood No is a key element of a code that, once deconstructed, at least allows the petitioner to take things less personally.

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Ten Ways to Nourish Your Inner Zen

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Zen, Digital Downloads, Simplify, Carolyn Rubenstein, Leo Babauta, Aby Garvey, The Inner Life, Living, Jennifer Lee, Relaxation, Living News

Simplifying your life is much more than assembling a collection of color-coded file folders and calendars; rather, it takes reflection and consistent dedication.

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Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea

Peter Clothier | Posted 05.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Book Reviews, Zen, Buddhism, Surfing, Books, Laguna Beach-California, Living News

I enjoyed reading Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea, by Jaimal Yogis, former surf bum and now a journalist surf bum, writing mostly for San Francisco magazine.

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Obama Zen

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Obama, Zen, Summit of the Americas, Obama Transition, Living News

The Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh advises us that if we are angry with someone, it is good to give that person a gift. While Chavez gave Obama a gift in the form of a book, Obama also gave a gift of openness.

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Where There's a Will There's a Won't

Stephen Mo Hanan | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: Fundamentalism, International Community, Inherent Goodness, Rush Limbaugh Republicans, Therapy, Zen, Well-Being, George F. Will, Evolution, Paradigm Shift, Bill O'Reilly, Inner Peace, Utopianism, Islamic Republic of Iran, World News

When did viewing the world with a sense of wonder at its marvels and goodwill toward its occupants ever feel unnatural? It's the most natural state on earth.

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Eddie's Attic: Singer/Songwriter Ellis in Full Bloom in Atlanta

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Zen, Pema Chodron, Atlanta, Songwriter, Singer, Eddie's Attic, Folk Music, Ellis-Music, Ellis, Decatur, Georgianne Nienaber, Atlanta-Georgia, Entertainment News

Check out Eddie's Attic if you are in Atlanta. If you live anywhere on this planet, find Ellis's performance schedule and locations.

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Why Getting Rid Of Clutter Might Not Make You Zen

newsweek.com | Rainey Kelley | Posted 04.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Zen, Cleaning, Clutter, Wellness, Living News

If a person's belongings are a reflection of her mind, then I am a person of many "multitudes," to quote Walt Whitman. I collect Fiesta ware, Eva Zeis...

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A Zen Remedy For Information Overload

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 04.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Zen, Mental Health, Information Overload, The Balanced Life, Living News

It may not be very popular to admit, but I think if we are honest most of us not only love our increasingly connected life, we also hate it. We do not...

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Bernie Madoff and the Zen Master

Laurie Nadel | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Featured Contributor, Zen, Financial Meltdown, Pacific Zen Institute, Katie Couric, Economic Crisis, CBS News, Buddhism, Depression, Rhinoceros, Madoff, Bernard Madoff, Bernie Madoff, Recession, Living News

When people lose money, it can be quite interesting. You can find out what you really love about life that keeps us here and what you came to this planet for is not necessarily your apartment.

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Zen And The Art Of Social Networking

Tara Stiles | Posted 04.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Social Networking, The Inner Life, Zen, Social Networking Addiction, Twitter, Facebook Addiction, Facebook, The Balanced Life, Yoga Social Networking, Zen Social Networking, Living News

I've been giving my use (ahem, addiction) of Facebook, YouTube, and now Twitter quite a bit of thought lately. I've gone through emotional cycles of d...

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Joaquin the Koan

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 03.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Zen, Stanislavski, Pavel Somov, Koan, Letterman, Pattern Interruption, Rapper, Dostoyevsky, Rascal Sage, Joaquin Phoenix, Diogenes of Synope, Gurdjieff, Entertainment News

The Fall-Winter of 2008-2009 in American history will be remembered for three things: who won the presidential election, who won the Super Bowl and... what the hell is going on with Joaquin Phoenix?!

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Find a Harmony

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Zen, Games, Harmony, How to Relax, Puzzle, Game, Intellectual, Relax, Tiles, Comedy News

You know why the Japanese are using traditional rock garden to relax? This is very simple - in order to free their mind from the clutter of life and to concentrate on the rest, to achieve harmony with the world looking at the smooth and harmonious closed circles and lines in the sand. This game offers you a very short time to set aside the problems and try to find harmony.

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Wanna Check out Buddhism? Top 10 Buddhist Teachers Living in America.

Waylon Lewis | Posted 01.06.2009 | Living

Get thee to an eco meditation cushion, if only for a few minutes each morning before the day's madness ensues, and if you need a jump-start of inspiration or a little training, check out one of these Buddhist teachers.

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Knowledge Is Bondage

Stacey Lawson | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Divine Knowledge, Zen, Siva Sutras, The Inner Life, Living News

We have come to believe in our society that acquisition of knowledge is the hallmark of an intelligent, accomplished person. We strive to better ours...

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