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Author and Meditation Teacher, Ralph De La Rosa, Has Died

Author and Meditation Teacher, Ralph De La Rosa, Has Died

Their latest book, Outshining Trauma, was published last November. The post Author...

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The Nature of Concepts

The Nature of Concepts

Plato’s allegory of the cave as a metaphor for seeking nirvana The post The Nature...

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Revisiting ‘The Questions of Milinda’

Revisiting ‘The Questions of Milinda’

Scholar Maria Heim discusses how treating Buddhist texts as literature can enhance...

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The 7 Factors of Enlightenment

The 7 Factors of Enlightenment

A Sri Lankan Theravada monk on the interconnected factors that lead to awakening...

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Meditation Is Not Required

Meditation Is Not Required

A Dzogchen-inspired teaching on freeing the mind from ideas of meditative achievement...

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How I Stopped Absorbing Other People’s Energy and Emotions

How I Stopped Absorbing Other People’s Energy and Emotions

“And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than...

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How I Stopped Hiding Myself for Love and Approval

How I Stopped Hiding Myself for Love and Approval

TRIGGER WARNING: This post includes a brief mention of childhood physical abuse...

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From Injury to Insight: A New Kind of Yoga Practice

From Injury to Insight: A New Kind of Yoga Practice

“Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything...

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The 5 Qualities You Need to Change Your Life

The 5 Qualities You Need to Change Your Life

“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back...

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How I Learned to Be Present—One Sound at a Time

How I Learned to Be Present—One Sound at a Time

“Time isn’t the main thing. It’s the only thing.” ~Miles Davis When I first read...