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20 Tips on the lifelong Practice of Listening and Responding to Another

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Here are 20 tips to develop the Practice of Listening and Responding to another. Plus lyrics of Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd …

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The Suffering of Soldiers. Hell on Earth

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My grandmother (at home, we called her Grannie Titmuss) was born in the late 1880’s and died in the early 1970s. She had five brothers who were called up for the so-called Great War from 1914-1918.

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Meditation on Non-self. Plain and Simple

The Buddha, Spiritual / /

From an Edited Talk.

One important aspect of meditation, and a difficult one for many, includes understanding the Buddha’s concept of non-self (anatta) through direct experience. The concept of non-self in Dharma practice often confuses people. Most people find the concept challenging.  

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Meditation on Physical Pain. Plain and Simple

Mindfulness / /

From an edited talk on a retreat.

In the morning meditation instructions with you, I wish to touch upon features of meditation on the body, including method and technique, to address physical pain, In applying method and technique, the general interest moves from gross to subtle.

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Buddha was not an Indian. Jesus was not a Jew. Trump is not an American. Zelensky is not a Ukrainian. This wallah is not English.

Articles, Daily Life / /
We have been lied to, deceived and misled since our conception. Powerful forces around us, such as parents, religion and state, have told us who we are. These forces damaged our innocence from the start when we entered this world.

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