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Nothing more until next week 24 May 2012 | 05:45 pm
Moving out tomorrow – this is move number 11 since we got married – one day we’ll grow up and settle down. Expect to hear from me again next week.
Contemplation or activism? 23 May 2012 | 08:00 pm
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik has taught us quite a lot, including that meditation can be used for bad purposes. Breivik testified that he used a combination of prayer and Bushido (Zen/Samurai)...
It’s inevitable, integral and normal – beyond the ‘doctrine of distraction’ 22 May 2012 | 08:00 pm
“The principle method of centring prayer, is to sit down. Now that isn’t too hard for most of us.“
How to boost your creativity 21 May 2012 | 08:30 pm
From time to time we all run out of creative steam, and artistic inspiration. Sometimes its a creative block, some times its just weariness. So when that happens, how do you boost your creativity? He...
The Muddy Road 18 May 2012 | 09:00 pm
Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. ‘...
Answer 2 questions, and help me write 1 book 17 May 2012 | 08:30 pm
I’ve a plan – and I need your help with it. For a while I’ve been talking about writing a book about Christian meditation, in fact I’ve already written some of it, and sent stuff off for publishers t...
3 reasons you must NOT take a day off 16 May 2012 | 08:00 pm
Important: You must absolutely not take a day off. To take time off is wrong, surely that’s self evident. But in case it isnt, here are three reasons which will settle your mind for sure. 1) If you t...
The three R’s of stillness meditation 15 May 2012 | 06:03 pm
I’ve a bit of a stressful day ahead of me, so trying to meditate this morning was difficult – thoughts kept coming to my mind. This is not an uncommon experience for anyone who tries to meditate, at l...
Inspiration 14 May 2012 | 08:30 pm
“To inspire people, even just for one second, is worth something.” Paul Simonon The best dressed man in Punk rock, and sometime undercover chef on a Greenpeace ship, Paul Simonon is a true artist. A...
Hazelnuts, ego, and death 11 May 2012 | 08:00 pm
Millionaire mystic and sometime pseudo-science salesman Deepak Chopra recently described enlightenment as: ‘getting rid of the person that never was’. There’s something in what he says I think. If on...
