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New Year, New Attitude

The New Year’s conflict: motivation v. disappointment Every New Year I experience great conflict within myself: I feel utterly motivated to become the person I want to be and completely dejected about not having become the person I wanted to be last year. I tend to think in black and white, all or nothing, and it sets me up for [...]

Connecting mind & body

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. . .the common thread to all of today's practices was connecting mind and body. This can be done in many ways: through focusing the mind on the breath, mindfulness practice, and recognizing how emotions feel in the body, just to name a few. The more I study, the more I see that there are myriad ways to accomplish this.

It’s Milarepa Day!

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Why We Practice the Dharma All the water and drink you’ve consumed From beginningless time until now Has failed to satisfy your thirst or bring you contentment. Drink therefore of this stream Of enlightened mind, Fortunate Ones. – Milarepa Thank you for the great gift of your teachings and your tireless example!