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Part 6 - Expanding Into New Frontiers by Bhikkhu Bodhi from 2023-09-23T16:41
Part 6 - Expanding Into New Frontiers from 'What Does Mindfulness Really Mean'by Bhikkhu Bodhi
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Mindfulness has tr...
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Part 5 - Clear Comprehension by Bhikkhu Bodhi from 2023-09-16T16:38
Part 5 - Clear Comprehension from 'What Does Mindfulness Really Mean'by Bhikkhu Bodhi
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While I said just before th...
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Part 4 - What the Suttas Say by Bhikkhu Bodhi from 2023-09-09T16:33
Part 4 - What the Suttas Say from 'What Does Mindfulness Really Mean'by Bhikkhu Bodhi
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Nevertheless, despite my re...
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Part 3 - Mindfulness and Bare Attention by Bhikkhu Bodhi from 2023-09-02T16:29
Part 3 - Mindfulness and Bare Attention from 'What Does Mindfulness Really Mean'by Bhikkhu Bodhi
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Many commentator...
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Part 2 - The Meaning ofSatiby Bhikkhu Bodhi from 2023-08-26T16:25
Part 2 - The Meaning ofSatifrom 'What Does Mindfulness Really Mean'by Bhikkhu Bodhi
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A problem in hermene...
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Part 1 - Mindfulness in the Buddhist Path by Bhikkhu Bodhi from 2023-08-16T22:01
Part 1 - Mindfulness in the Buddhist Path from 'What Does Mindfulness Really Mean'by Bhikkhu Bodhi
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The entry of s...
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Sangha at the Crossroads from 2023-05-20T15:00
Sangha at the Crossroadsby Bhikkhu Bodhi
"In this article I want to focus on one particular constituency of Buddhists in...
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The Changing Face of Buddhism from 2023-05-13T15:00
The Changing Face of Buddhismby Bhikkhu Bodhi
"If Buddhism is failing to penetrate deep into the hearts of those who pro...
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A Buddhist Approach to Economic and Social Development from 2023-05-06T15:00
A Buddhist Approach to Economic and Social Developmentby Bhikkhu Bodhi
"The notion of economic and social development ha...
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A Buddhist Social Ethic for the New Century from 2023-04-29T15:00
A Buddhist Social Ethic for the New Centuryby Bhikkhu Bodhi
"In Theravada Buddhist circles during the past few decades a...
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The Jhānas and the Lay Disciple According to the Pāli Suttas from 2023-04-21T15:03
The Jhānas and the Lay Disciple According to the Pāli Suttasby Bhikkhu Bodhi
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"In Theravada Buddhist circles durin...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 98 excerpt) from 2023-04-15T17:45
Story 98 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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There is an old story about a young seeker who asks the ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 97 excerpt) from 2023-04-12T17:42
Story 97 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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How long will it take to be enlightened? This is such a f...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 96 excerpt) from 2023-04-08T17:33
Story 96 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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My teacher in India eventually attracted so many students...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 95 excerpt) from 2023-04-05T17:32
Story 95 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Doing non-doing is a long path and is not always st...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 94 excerpt) from 2023-04-01T17:29
Story 94 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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With the death of a loved one, a grieving period is impor...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 93 excerpt) from 2023-03-29T17:27
Story 93 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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According to Thoreau, “The mass of men lead lives of quie...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 92 excerpt) from 2023-03-25T17:25
Story 92 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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In the center of Igatpuri village is a street market. Ven...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 91 excerpt) from 2023-03-22T17:18
Story 91 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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We needn't pause to figure out our next step in life. Lif...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 90 excerpt) from 2023-03-18T21:23
Story 90 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Most everyone is possessed by their possessions. I know p...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 89 excerpt) from 2023-03-15T21:21
Story 89 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I remember aSayadaw(respected teacher) who lived i...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 88 excerpt) from 2023-03-11T22:20
Story 88 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I volunteered with Mother Theresa at her Sisters of Chari...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 87 excerpt) from 2023-03-08T22:17
Story 87 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Two more salient points aboutmettā.Mettāmus...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 86 excerpt) from 2023-03-04T22:15
Story 86 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Mettāis a Pāli word meaning loving-kindness. As th...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 85 excerpt) from 2023-03-01T22:14
Story 85 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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In Maharashtra a few decades ago, my elderly meditation ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 84 excerpt) from 2023-02-25T22:12
Story 84 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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In her book,Educated, about growing up in a surviv...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 83 excerpt) from 2023-02-22T22:10
Story 83 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Friendship. Where would we be without our friends? This ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 82 excerpt) from 2023-02-18T22:08
Story 82 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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An old proverb says that “as a man thinketh, so he is.” I...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 81 excerpt) from 2023-02-15T22:06
Story 81 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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One time I chose to simply live in a small guesthouse on ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 80 excerpt) from 2023-02-11T20:06
Story 80 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Matthew 21:22 promises us, “Whatsoever ye shall ask inpra...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 79 excerpt) from 2023-02-08T20:04
Story 79 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Our cottage is on a small lake on the Canadian Shield. Ou...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 78 excerpt) from 2023-02-04T20:02
Story 78 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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One summer I drove a truck for an oil company. Two of us ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 77 excerpt) from 2023-02-01T20:01
Story 77 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Doing non-doing deconditions the mind so that a happy ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 76 excerpt) from 2023-01-28T19:59
Story 76 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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In Korea it is considered rude to speak immediately after...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 75 excerpt) from 2023-01-25T19:58
Story 75 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Years ago, when I would walk around my house late at nigh...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 74 excerpt) from 2023-01-21T19:56
Story 74 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I loved the water buffalo I encountered in India. Despite...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 73 excerpt) from 2023-01-18T19:55
Story 73 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I loved to go fishing with my father, because he was a te...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 72 excerpt) from 2023-01-14T19:50
Story 72 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I think there is a place in our lives for tradition and e...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 71 excerpt) from 2023-01-11T19:49
Story 71 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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The summer after high school, Tony, his younger brother C...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 70 excerpt) from 2023-01-07T23:42
Story 70 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Bhante Rahula and I would meditate outside on some very ...
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How to Find More Psychological Stability in an Unstable Time: The Role of Meditation from 2023-01-06T17:16
"How to Find More Psychological Stability in an Unstable Time: The Role of Meditation" is an online Zoom talk byPaul R. Fleischmangiven ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 69 excerpt) from 2023-01-04T23:40
Story 69 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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The more I investigate and dissect what I focus my attent...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 68 excerpt) from 2022-12-31T23:37
Story 68 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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On my way to school one bitterly cold winter's day, I pas...
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Pariyatti Presents... Maintaining Your Meditation Practice at Home: A Panel Discussiion from 2022-12-30T17:05
Pariyatti Presents...a panel discussion about "Maintaining Your Meditation Practice at Home: Helpful Supports and Challenges" recorded on November 13, 2022. The panel consists of meditators in t...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 67 excerpt) from 2022-12-28T23:35
Story 67 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I was too thin to have good quality clothes fit me well. ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 66 excerpt) from 2022-12-24T23:33
Story 66 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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To be a Buddhist is to be a Stoic and to be a Stoic is to...
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Pariyatti Presents... An Interview with Bill Crecelius, author ofA Meditator's Handbook from 2022-12-23T16:53
This is a Pariyatti Presents... interview with Bill Crecelius, the author ofA Meditator's Handbook, Vipassana teacher and practiioner of Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka in...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 65 excerpt) from 2022-12-21T23:31
Story 65 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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From my small hut atop a hill in Maharashtra, I could wat...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 64 excerpt) from 2022-12-17T23:29
Story 64 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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When someone says hello to me in Korean, I invariably ...
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Pariyatti Presents... An interview with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi from 2022-12-16T15:37
This is a Pariyatti Presents... interview with the Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi on September 18, 2022. Ven. Bodhi discusses topics such as how he became a monk, how he started his Pāli translation work, t...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 63 excerpt) from 2022-12-14T23:28
Story 63 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I like to bake bread. Actually, the bread bakes itself; I...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 62 excerpt) from 2022-12-10T23:21
Story 62 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Because we aren't trying to get better or happier or stro...
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Exploring the Path with Klaus Nothnagel - Interview July 17, 2022 from 2022-12-10T00:42
This is an interview with Klaus Nothnagel, Pāli teacher, author, and creator of the online Pāli courses "Exploring the Path" and "Buddhasahassanamavali."
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 61 excerpt) from 2022-12-07T23:17
Story 61 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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When I was young, we were a family of four living in a sm...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 60 excerpt) from 2022-12-03T16:45
Story 60 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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As one proceeds on the non-doing path, the simpler life ...
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Vipassana’s Unique Focus and Features: An Introductory Talk by Paul R. Fleischman (July 17, 2022) from 2022-12-03T00:35
This was an online talk given by Paul R. Fleischman to the Denver Insight Meditation Group on July 17, 2022. It is intended for an audience that, while experienced in practicing meditation or we...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 59 excerpt) from 2022-11-30T16:44
Story 59 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I have spent most of my adult life avoiding gainful emplo...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 58 excerpt) from 2022-11-26T16:41
Story 58 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I don't do fun. I shun hysteria. I never understood the c...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 57 excerpt) from 2022-11-23T16:39
Story 57 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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One parent-teacher evening, a parent caught me alone at m...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 56 excerpt) from 2022-11-19T16:36
Story 56 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I meditate mostly in my room, but I always meditate in ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 55 excerpt) from 2022-11-16T23:59
Story 55 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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On the way to Eungam Station in Seoul lived a tailor and ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 54 excerpt) from 2022-11-12T23:58
Story 54 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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When I was young, I would spend a few weeks of my summer ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 53 excerpt) from 2022-11-09T23:56
Story 53 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Many years ago, I attended a performance of Aida. This wa...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 52 excerpt) from 2022-11-05T22:54
Story 52 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Life naturally simplifies. The many miracles of small thi...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 51 excerpt) from 2022-11-02T22:52
Story 51 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Even the daily grind can be seen anew. Marcus Aurelius sa...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 49 excerpt) from 2022-10-30T20:37
Story 49 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Doing non-doing, allowing the suffocating angst in, thoug...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 50 excerpt) from 2022-10-29T22:50
Story 50 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I run almost every day. I don't push myself. I enjoy the ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 48 excerpt) from 2022-10-26T20:35
Story 48 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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The fourth and final noble truth, the prescription for ou...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 47 excerpt) from 2022-10-23T20:33
Story 47 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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We used to drive to Toronto every Christmas vacation to s...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 46 excerpt) from 2022-10-19T20:31
Story 46 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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For many years I faithfully sat two hours a day. This was...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 45 excerpt) from 2022-10-16T20:30
Story 45 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Without the ability to silently sit alone in a darkened r...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 44 excerpt) from 2022-10-12T20:24
Story 44 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Happiness is not something to pursue. Like the truth, ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 43 excerpt) from 2022-10-09T20:23
Story 43 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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The question remains, however, why is practice so difficu...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 42 excerpt) from 2022-10-05T20:21
Story 42 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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In large stores in Korea there is a greeter at the front ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 41 excerpt) from 2022-10-02T20:18
Story 41 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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You need to walk before you run. This much is certain. Th...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 40 excerpt) from 2022-09-30T20:11
Story 40 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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“You’ve got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice,...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 39 excerpt) from 2022-09-23T16:07
Story 39 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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My father would go apoplectic when he was near gum chewer...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 38 excerpt) from 2022-09-16T23:09
Story 38 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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The Buddha was also the first neuroscientist. He confirme...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 37 excerpt) from 2022-09-09T23:07
Story 37 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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The Buddha was more scientist than spiritual seeker. He ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 36 excerpt) from 2022-09-02T23:04
Story 36 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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One night a man lost his keys. He looked for them under a...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 35 excerpt) from 2022-08-26T23:01
Story 35 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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For my father’s entire life, I was not a parent. In his p...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 34 excerpt) from 2022-08-19T22:59
Story 34 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Nature doesn't lie. It acts according to natural laws. An...
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The Buddha's Teaching on Non-violence by Paul R. Fleischman from 2022-08-19T21:46
This talk by Paul R. Fleischman was given at the 2022 virtual conference by The Association of Buddhist Care and Counseling. Paul's talk is titled "The Buddha's Teaching on Non-violence" based o...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 33 excerpt) from 2022-08-12T22:58
Story 33 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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A healthy component of the practice is to stay awake to ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 32 excerpt) from 2022-08-05T22:55
Story 32 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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An abscessed tooth forced me out of my hut and into Bomba...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 31 excerpt) from 2022-07-29T22:51
Story 31 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I had an aunt who lived on a forty-acre estate west of To...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 30 excerpt) from 2022-07-22T22:32
Story 30 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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When you find yourself in a hole, first stop digging. Tri...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 29 excerpt) from 2022-07-15T19:55
Story 29 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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When the venerable Thai teacher, Ajahn Chah,was asked wha...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 28 excerpt) from 2022-07-08T19:54
Story 28 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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In India they trap monkeys with a bamboo cage. The cage h...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 27 excerpt) from 2022-07-01T19:51
Story 27 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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My father fought in WW2. This entailed sleeping in drafty...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 26 excerpt) from 2022-06-24T19:46
Story 26 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Trauma can exact a pernicious hold on our mind. Victims o...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 25 excerpt) from 2022-06-17T19:43
Story 25 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Mindfulness is very popular these days. Not long ago it m...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 24 excerpt) from 2022-06-10T19:42
Story 24 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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As a child, I did not seek out thrills or danger of any k...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 23 excerpt) from 2022-06-03T19:38
Story 23 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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“We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. M...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 22 excerpt) from 2022-05-27T19:36
Story 22 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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To repeat, all man’s problems stem from an inability to s...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 21 excerpt) from 2022-05-20T19:33
Story 21 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Marcus Aurelius, the great Stoic philosopher, makes it cl...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 20 excerpt) from 2022-05-13T23:00
Story 20 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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A few years after living as a monk in West Virginia, I st...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 19 excerpt) from 2022-05-06T23:00
Story 19 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I am waiting for Thich Nhat Hanh to write a follow-up boo...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 18 excerpt) from 2022-04-29T23:00
Story 18 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Be here now. Just three words. Be here now. The oft-heard...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 17 excerpt) from 2022-04-22T23:00
Story 17 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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This story is from Toni Packer, the late, much-venerated ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 16 excerpt) from 2022-04-15T23:00
Story 16 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Watch a baby for a while and you can't help but see how h...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 15 excerpt) from 2022-04-08T23:00
Story 15 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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The Pirahã natives live in the upper Amazon rainforest. D...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 14 excerpt) from 2022-04-01T23:00
Story 14 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Many of us are busy with the business of being busy, and ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 13 excerpt) from 2022-03-25T23:00
Story 13 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard wrote in "My Struggl...
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Debra Barrett - Realizing Change Video Series from 2022-03-22T21:44
This series is inspired by a book we first published over a decade ago, entitledRealizing Change: Vipassana Meditation in Action(by Ian ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 12 excerpt) from 2022-03-18T23:00
Story 12 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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A man walked into his doctor's office and told him he was...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 11 excerpt) from 2022-03-12T00:00
Story 11 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Ifdukkha, “suffering” or “unsatisfactoriness,” i...
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In the Spirit of the Buddha - an interview with Paul R. and Susan K. Fleischman from 2022-03-08T16:34
In the Spirit of the Buddha
an interview with Paul R. and Susan K. Fleischman.
Vipasana teachers in the tradition o...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 10 excerpt) from 2022-03-05T00:00
Story 10 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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The yin-yang symbol is a graphic illustration of th...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 9 excerpt) from 2022-02-26T00:00
Story 9 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Two and a half thousand years ago, the Buddha summed up hi...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 8 excerpt) from 2022-02-19T00:00
Story 8 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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So that’s it. It is really that simple. Sit alone in a roo...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 7 excerpt) from 2022-02-12T00:00
Story 7 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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If it is not already clear, it cannot be emphasized often ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 6 excerpt) from 2022-02-05T00:00
Story 6 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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My second epiphany took place after university, when I was...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 5 excerpt) from 2022-01-29T00:00
Story 5 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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My first revelation occurred on a Friday evening just befo...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 4 excerpt) from 2022-01-22T00:00
Story 4 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Because I had seldom, if ever, sat quietly in a room alone...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 3 excerpt) from 2022-01-15T00:00
Story 3 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Self-introspection is not the strongest attribute ofHo...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 2 excerpt) from 2022-01-08T00:00
Story 2 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), a French mathematician and ...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 1 excerpt) from 2021-12-31T15:30
Story 1 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing'by Ian McCrorie
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I left my small hut in the tribal area of the Western Ghat...
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Cultivating Inner Peace - an interview with Paul R. Fleischman from 2021-12-17T23:34
Cultivating Inner Peacean interview with Paul R. Fleischman
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Paul Fleischman, psychiatrist, author and long-time m...
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Deepening Insight: An Interview with Bhikkhu Anālayo from 2021-12-17T21:18
A discussion with Bhikkhu Anālayo about his book "Deepening Insight: Teachings on vedanā in the Early Buddhist Discourses." Listen
Interview with Manish Chopra, author of "The Equanimous Mind (2nd Edition)" from 2021-12-10T22:59
The Equanimous Mindby Manish Chopra
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The Equanimous Mind (2nd Edition) chronicles the author's first ten-day Vipas...
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A Lifetime Doing Nothing: Tales, Teachings, and Testimonials from 2021-12-03T23:24
A Lifetime Doing Nothingby Ian McCrorie
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"In my experience, all our problems do indeed stem from this hyperactive ...
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Vipassana Meditation and the Scientific Worldview (2nd Edition) from 2021-11-26T23:09
Vipassana Meditation and the Scientific Worldview (2nd Edition)by Paul R. Fleischman
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We have lived in an era duri...
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Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest from 2021-11-19T23:05
Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquestby Nyanaponika Thera
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This is the audiobook version of the Wheel Publicat...
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Vipassana Meditation Talk by Patrick Given-Wilson from 2021-11-03T16:59
Vipassana Meditation Talkby Patrick Given-Wilson
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This is an introductory talk about Vipassana meditation as taugh...
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Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns from 2021-08-16T17:30
Inspiration from Enlightened Nunsby Susan Elbaum Jootla
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In this booklet we will be exploring poems composed by th...
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The Joy Hidden in Sorrow: Two Talks on Death and Dying from 2021-08-10T14:37
The Joy Hidden in Sorrowby Ayyā Medhānandī
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The Elimination of Anger from 2021-06-30T13:59
The Elimination of Angerby Ven. K. Piyatissa Thera
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This title contains two stories retold from Buddhist texts,
The Development of the Will and Perfection of Energy from 2021-06-19T18:03
The Development of the Will and Perfection of Energyby Wladyslaw Misiewicz and Shantideva
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Buddhist Therapy from 2021-05-20T22:07
An Exhortation and Self-image or Self-knowledge from 2021-04-30T17:07
The Buddha—A Unique Teacher from 2021-03-17T13:14
The Buddha—A Unique Teacher
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Why the Buddha Did Not Preach to a Hungry Man from 2021-03-10T03:13
We Are Everywhere (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2021-02-15T20:33
Chapter 28 - We Are Everywhere
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A Great Cry On Earth (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2021-02-11T14:26
Chapter 27 - A Great Cry On Earth
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Our Inner Peace Is Earth's Frontier (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2021-02-03T19:40
Chapter 26 - Our Inner Peace Is Earth's Frontier
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A Personal Experience of Vipassana Meditation (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2021-01-27T15:49
Chapter 25 - A Personal Experience of Vipassana Meditation
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Peace Is Purity (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2021-01-19T18:21
Chapter 24 - Peace Is Purity
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Peace Is Participation (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2021-01-12T14:19
Chapter 23 - Peace Is Participation
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Peace Is An Ambiance: Rabindranath Tagore (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2021-01-06T14:56
Chapter 22 - Peace Is An Ambiance: Rabindranath Tagore
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Individual Identity Within Egolessness (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-12-29T18:49
Chapter 21 - Individual Identity Within Egolessness
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Peace Is Humility or Egolessness (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-12-21T20:51
Chapter 20 - Peace Is Humility or Egolessness
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The Gateway to Sympathetic Joy (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-12-14T18:34
Chapter 19 - The Gateway to Sympathetic Joy
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Sorrow Is a Skill (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-12-02T13:48
Chapter 18 - Sorrow Is a Skill
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Peace Is Facing Sorrow (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-11-23T19:28
Chapter 17 - Peace Is Facing Sorrow
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Celebrating with Everyone (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-11-16T19:23
Henry David Thoreau (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-11-09T18:36
Chapter 15 - Henry David Thoreau
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John Muir (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-11-02T14:11
Chapter 14 - John Muir
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Peace in Nature (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-10-26T18:33
Chapter 13 - Peace In Nature
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Mahatma Gandhi's Mantric Collage (Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-10-20T13:18
Chapter 12 - Mahatma Gandhi's Mantric Collage
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Walt Whitman’s Poetic Peace (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-10-08T13:29
Speak Your Peace (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-09-29T05:05
Chapter 10 - Speak Your Peace
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Peace Is the Vibration of Language (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-09-22T13:54
Chapter 9 - Peace Is the Vibration of Language
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The Shakers: The Benefits and Limits of Selectivity (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-08-26T02:52
Chapter 8 - The Shakers: The Benefits and Limits of Selectivity
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Selectivity in Contemporary Lives (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-08-18T07:23
Chapter 7 - Selectivity in Contemporary Lives
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Selectivity and the American Family (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-08-10T14:44
Chapter 6 - Selectivity and the American Family
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Peace Is Selective (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-08-03T16:19
Chapter 5 - Peace Is Selective
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Scott and Helen Nearing (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-07-27T17:57
Chapter 4 - Scott and Helen Nearing
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Peace Is Dynamic (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-07-22T04:13
Chapter 3 - Peace Is Dynamic
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Peace Is a Personal Encounter: Juan and Kathleen Mascaró (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-07-14T00:14
Chapter 2 - Peace Is a Personal Encounter: Juan and Kathleen Mascaró
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The Quest for Inner Peace (from Cultivating Inner Peace) from 2020-07-06T16:48
Deeper Aspects of S?la from 2020-06-12T16:54
An ethical life is composed of purity of action, purity of speech and purity of livelihood. Upholding it requires not only determination but proper comprehension as well. From the perspective of a...
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Science, Objectivity and Vipassana by Peter Kerr, Ph.D. from 2020-05-29T16:26
Addresses by S.N. Goenka and four others from the second "Insights from an Ancient Tradition" conference, held at the Vipassana Meditation Center (Dhamma Dhara) in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts...
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Practical Spirituality - The Art and Science of Vipassana by Lemay Henderson, M.D. from 2020-05-18T16:33
Addresses by S.N. Goenka and four others from the second "Insights from an Ancient Tradition" conference, held at the Vipassana Meditation Center (Dhamma Dhara) in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts...
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Meditating in Troubled Times 2020 from 2020-05-08T14:47
Meditating in Troubled Times
a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D.
Dr. Paul R. Fleischman recorded this talk on April 18th, 2020 during qu...
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Spiritual Emotions from Insights from an Ancient Tradition from 2020-04-24T04:10
Addresses by S.N. Goenka and four others from the second "Insights from an Ancient Tradition" conference, held at the Vipassana Meditation Center (Dhamma Dhara) in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts...
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Meditating in Troubled Times from 2020-04-08T02:58
Meditating in Troubled Times
a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D.
This talk was originally given to an audience of Old Students (i.e. tho...
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S.N. Goenka and Vipassana from 2020-03-27T01:11
S.N. Goenka(1924-2013), the renowned teacher of Vipassana meditation, undertook an extensive teaching tour of North Americ...
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Dr. Paul Fleischman at Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University from 2020-03-04T03:58
An Introduction to Vipassana Meditation
a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D.
This is a general talk open to the public by Dr. Paul R. Fle...
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Sayagyi U Ba Khin: a talk by Patrick Given-Wilson from 2018-07-02T18:10
In this video, Patrick Given-Wilson explores the life ofSayagyi U Ba Khinthe foremost lay teacher of vipassana meditation...
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Saya Thetgyi: a talk by Patrick Given-Wilson from 2018-04-14T02:17
"WhenSaya Thetwas born and growing up few would have dreamt that this small boy from a poor, rural village—who had little education...
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Ven. Ledi Sayadaw: a talk by Patrick Given-Wilson from 2018-02-17T20:21
"Ven. Ledi Sayadawwas the first vipassana teacher that we know of in this tradition in modern times with such detail. His great innovation wa...
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The Revival of Pilgrimage in India from 2017-06-16T03:30
Dr. Panth, a Buddhist scholar, was the inaugural speaker forPariyatti Presents.... Watch his talk
Our Best and Most Lasting Gift: The Universal Features of Meditation (University of Colorado, Boulder) from 2016-12-15T00:32
Our Best and Most Lasting Gift: The Universal Features of Meditation
a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D.
delivered at the University ...
Our Best and Most Lasting Gift: The Universal Features of Meditation (University of Washington, Seattle) from 2016-09-12T21:45
Our Best and Most Lasting Gift: The Universal Features of Meditation
a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D.
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Ven. Webu Sayadaw: a talk by Patrick Given-Wilson from 2016-05-03T00:10
Webu Sayadaw was important for two reasons. One was that in his time he became one of the most venerated monks in Burma; he was known as an arahant, a fully-liberated person. And the second rea...
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"Come and See!" fromRealizing Change from 2016-04-02T16:25
“After finishing high school I was not sure what to study next. Philosophy was one of the possibilities, it seemed interesting, but I knew I did not really want to learn other people&rsquo...
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"One Truth - Vipassana, Science and Spirituality" fromRealizing Change from 2016-03-02T15:46
For the harmonious development of individuals and society, proper integration of science and Dhamma is essential, yet they are often perceived as irreconcilable. Dhamma for many people today has...
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"Managing Oneself - Vipassana, Work & Social Action" from Realizing Change from 2016-02-01T21:10
Political, social and economic problems have always existed but with today’s almost instant communications, we can see just how widespread these are: the frightened refugees vowing revenge, ...
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"Managing Oneself - Vipassana, Work&Social Action" from "Realizing Change" from 2016-02-01T21:10
Political, social and economic problems have always existed but with today’s almost instant communications, we can see just how widespread these are: the frightened refugees vowing revenge...
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"Healing Mind - Health and Vipassana" fromRealizing Change from 2016-01-06T03:38
“His physical condition worsened, the atmosphere at home grew increasingly tense and he seriously considered closing down his dental clinic. As a last resort, on the recommendation of a ne...
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"The Compass - Vipassana and the Young" fromRealizing Change from 2015-11-11T19:09
“Grown ups think that children don’t have problems, but we do . . . missing my mum, worrying about school work,feeling lonely, getting angry with my little sister. Why do I get so up...
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"Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Prisons" fromRealizing Change from 2015-10-18T18:28
"Speaking for myself, we all need a way to face suffering. Suffering includes everything from the knowledge of our own mortality and ultimate aloneness, to the more immediate miseries of ea...
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"On the Path" fromRealizing Change from 2015-09-12T20:17
“For as long as I can remember I believed that every person had the right, and the ability, to achieve peace and happiness. When it did not happen for me automatically, as all my childhood...
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"The Course Experience - After" fromRealizing Change from 2015-08-12T21:59
“I have practiced Vipassana meditation every day for three months now. The rewards are great. The change in my life is enormous. I used to drink alcohol every day to survive the stress, no...
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"The Course Experience - During" fromRealizing Change from 2015-07-21T22:09
People sometimes feel that meditation is an introverted and rather selfish activity.“What about the ills of the world while you are contemplating your navel!” Vipassana is a self cen...
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"The Course Experience - Before" fromRealizing Change from 2015-06-12T18:48
"I hung the brochure with the course schedule on the wall of my room, and often looked at it in disbelief. Counting the meditation periods, I kept thinking, is that really ten hours? Are th...
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"What Is Vipassana Meditation?" fromRealizing Change from 2015-05-21T22:45
Meditation means different things to different people. In the West the word commonly carries a very loose meaning connected with“thinking things through,”“pondering,”&ldq...
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"Challenge and Change" fromRealizing Change from 2015-04-13T18:37
This audio podcast is Chapter 1 of a twelve-part series from the upcoming audiobookRealizing Changeby Ian Hetherington. Alongside an account of the technique, each chapter is a sampling...
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Dr. Paul Fleischman (Weyhauser Chapel at Macalester College, St. Paul, MN - June 25, 2001) from 2015-01-15T18:39
Cultivating Inner Peace
a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D.
Even in the context of modern life, inner peace can be cultivated, and can g...
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Dr. Paul Fleischman (Google in March 2012) from 2014-11-20T00:12
On March 14, 2012, Paul Fleischman visited Google headquarters in Mountain View, California and gave a talk about Vipassana meditation to Google employees. A Question-and-Answer session followed...
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Dr. Paul Fleischman (Tufts University, December 2012) from 2014-06-04T23:33
This is a talk by Dr. Paul Fleischman followed by a Q.& A. session at Tufts University in December 2012.
Paul Fleischman
Tufts University
December 2012
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Dr. Paul Fleischman (London, May 2011) from 2011-11-04T23:38
A talk and Q&A from Paul Fleischman's visit to London in May 2011.
Paul Fleischman
London, UK
May 2011
1 hour 21 minutes
Seeds of Awareness: Anapana Meditation for Children and Teens from 2011-03-29T23:40
Today we bring you a video about Anapana meditation courses for children.
Seeds of Awareness
13 minutes