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There is a technique that I learned to use many years ago and which still serves me well when my mind turns "monkey". I stop and look at a growing plant or leaf. I describe it to myself in … (View Post)
Taxation and, in particular, the need by the sovereign power (monarch, parliament, Congress et al.) to raise more money have been at the root of most rebellions even before the Peasants' Revolt (1381… (View Post)
After many years on Buddhist sites and having witnessed innumerable discussions, I have come to the conclusion that any discussion about belief/non-belief, faith/non-faith in God as Creator or Mainta… (View Post)
It took me a while but, at last, I have come to understand what George Herbert means: there is no action that cannot be meditative:Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws, Makes that and th' action fine. S… (View Post)
(Quote) In Christian practice, there is much the same process. The first step has to be recognition of our 'sinful' (unskilful) acts or, even, mental states. Without this, there can be no repentance … (View Post)