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I thought practice would get me somewhere

Posted on August 29, 2020 by dominic724

I thought practice would get me somewhere it didn’t somewhere just appears practice arises within it I thought mantras would bring me cool experiences they didn’t mantras became an expression of the inexpressible in love with being itself I thought … Continue reading →

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Oncscathed : Journey Parallels Between Cancer and Spirituality

Posted on April 30, 2020 by dominic724

Top 10 ( plus one) journey parallels between cancer and spirituality… The appearance of the issue is surprising, and upends any pre-existing sense of comfort or complacency. Conflicting truth claims challenge what may have previously felt like a cozy epistemological … Continue reading →

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Heart Smile

Posted on April 4, 2020 by dominic724

[ This page excerpted from Heart Smile Training Institute  site] As the core practice of Heart-Smile Training, the main meditation practice gives us a fuller experience of wholeness in the here and the now by filling the body and mind … Continue reading →

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Garyji’s Stages of Enlightenment

Posted on May 15, 2019 by dominic724

[Guest post from Garyji, a balding self-professed sage from somewhere upstate … ] Just because things are a little slow on Facebook today and my opponent has yet to make a move in Scrabble, and since I have a few … Continue reading →

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RASA Transmission

Posted on September 22, 2017 by dominic724
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The End of The End of Seeking, or Is It ?

Posted on September 4, 2017 by dominic724

We have all heard it. Nowhere to go. Nothing to do. Depending on your disposition, this may elicit either a yawn ( of boredom, tedium or indifference ) or a scream. ( of frustration, exasperation or some such similar ) … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness: The Missing Link of Practice

Posted on June 20, 2017 by dominic724

Why is Metta / Lovingkindness so ” hard ” ? How is it even a “thing ” for practitioners ? Practitioners are self-selected, other-interested, motivated. There is born the wish to broadcast loving  energy to the world, and to everyone … Continue reading →

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RASA, Ramaji, shaktipat

Posted on May 27, 2017 by dominic724

At first, spiritual practice felt like increasing control. Morality. Ethics. Sila. This lasted for years, and it felt good. I am a good person. I can trust myself. Others can trust me. Etc. Then the first break came. And I … Continue reading →

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promised land: stories from awakeville

Posted on May 19, 2017 by dominic724

the promised land lacks nothing filled with food, wine, money, sex, and wi-fi the promised land the grand reward for those who persevere overflowing with the wanted and the worth-its the promised land more real than real MUST hold no … Continue reading →

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no land in sight

Posted on April 22, 2017 by dominic724

everyone is looking for a lighthouse, a beacon, a buoy, s o m e t h i n g to tell us we are going the right way …. it helps to imagine we have friends along the journey especially … Continue reading →

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