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Embracing the Unknown with Pema Chödrön – A Course on Letting Go
Embracing the Unknown So, what is this course all about? What does it mean to embrace the unknown? Firstly, Embracing the Unknown is a Four-Part Course on Letting Go and Welcoming Change It’s more than likely that you’ve heard of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. But what can this famous religious text tell you about living? Even though it is an intrinsic and unavoidable part of life, our culture as a whole doesn’t like to talk about death. For many of us, the concept is not only frightening, but nearly taboo—a grim shadow overhanging everything, silent and dreadful. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, it…
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What is Zen Meditation? How to Awaken
Before I elaborate on “What is Zen Meditation?”, I think its pertinent to explain its origins and its relationship to Buddhism. What is Buddhism? Buddhism can be considered a philosophy, discipline of the mind, a religion and/or a way of life. The Buddhist path is a personal experience of achieving deep and long-lasting happiness by gaining wisdom and a mind free of negative emotions. Meditation is a means of accomplishing this (Venerable Thubten Lhundrup, 2004). Who founded Buddhism? Approximately 2,500 years ago, Siddhartha Gautama was born in the foothills of Nepal. At the age of 29, Siddhartha took up the life of an ascetic. After training in meditation for six…
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The Power of Now Book Review: The Teacher Will Appear!
Before the review – what we all want to know Price: Paperback $18.27 The Book Depository Audio download $16.77 (immediate) Sounds True My Rating: A must have on your bedside table just like Oprah – 10/10 The Power of Now Book Review: The Teacher Will Appear! Welcome to Part 2. This article reviews Chapters 6-10. In Part 1, The Power of Now Book Review – When the student is ready! I reviewed Chapters 1 – 5 and gave you a little background in relation to my own history with the book, how it sat on my bookshelf for 20 years and why and how it eventually became part of my…
