Tag: benefactors
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Paramita – Concentration 2
We are continuing our exploration of the fifth in the series of Transcendental Virtues: Meditative Concentration. In our practices, we work with the practice of mindfulness of body, breath, and…
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Turn Off Self Doubt
I offer you this article titled “Steps to Turn Off the Nagging Self-Doubt in Your Head” from the New York Times, by Elizabeth Bernstein. Most of us lose time to…
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Radiance Sutras III
A previous practice was based on the radiance of space described in the Bhairava Tantra, from the book The Radiance Sutras translated by Lorin Roche. We explored this sutra as…
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Mind III
In my previous post, I used this line: Most of the time, we can’t force the mind to do our bidding. It seems to have a “mind of its own.”…
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How to Know a Person
A friend referred me to a new book by David Brooks, titled How to Know a Person. As David Brooks observes, “There is one skill that lies at the heart…
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Field of Care I — Access
When I first started working with the benefactor practice, the first benefactors that came up for me were my grandparents. As a child I spent many days with them; all…
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Family Wisdom & Love
This week’s quote is from the book, Awakening Through Love, by John Makransky. Let all the rituals of family life be rediscovered as gestures of wise love. When your child…
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Do You Have A Cat?
We did a practice recently using a moment when we were the caring figure for another in order to access the qualities of kindness, love, and compassion that are already…
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