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		<title>Meditation, the B52s, and Spaciousness. ~ Chad Woodland</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, we Shambhala Buddhist enjoy parties and we love to dance.  So we're on the dance floor and the B52s Love Shack comes on and its always been one of my favorite tunes.  Great times ensue]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s My Universal Fairy Godmother? ~ Tracy Crossley</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My very apparent lack of wish fulfillment caught up with me today. It hit me while on my slightly rainy run; it caused me to yell out “I give up”! ]]></description>
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		<title>Kitchen Sink Dharma: Foundation. ~ Rick Gilbert</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shamatha instructs practitioners to place gentle attention on a particular object when discursive thoughts threaten to crowd out a general sense of being present in the moment.  Often, the object of light focus is the breath.]]></description>
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		<title>Ginsberg, The Mayan Jungle &amp; a Bear Who Will Eat You.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This poem is Allen praying his grace transfer to you, reader. Praying for you to snap out of it, with the considerable evocative nuance of this master poet. He prays for you and to you, and none of it comes off as prayer.]]></description>
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		<title>Zen for the Beginner&#8217;s Mind. ~ Andrew Wilson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zen is directly seeing into one's original nature before any thoughts arise.]]></description>
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		<title>Ambivalence &amp; Doubt on the Spiritual Path. ~ Belle DeArmon Alonzo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building your own spiritual path from scratch and life experience is not easy, quite the opposite.]]></description>
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		<title>Did Someone say Dharma?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dharma is what lies behind the door marked "Spiritual Equality." Open it and step inside and leave all other labels at the threshold...]]></description>
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		<title>Be Bold, Brilliant &amp; Bodacious. ~ Sherri Rosen &amp; Tyler Blanski</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too often we play it safe, hedge our bets, look for the easiest road. And, when we are afraid to take risks or to pursue our dreams, we settle for what's familiar and safe. But the odds are that when we are only okay, out of danger or home free, we are not living from our hearts. Sure, we might be unhurt, uninjured and unscathed, but we are not really living either.]]></description>
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		<title>Religiousness and the Spiritual Path. ~ Chad Woodland</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just as monks do with their religious convictions, we can use those inspirations to drive our spiritual journey.]]></description>
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		<title>Sponsored Giveaway: BetterListen! Free Download, Thich Nhat Hanh.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BetterListen!&#8217;s download this week is the Classic Dharma Talk, Looking Deeply with Thich Nhat Hanh, free for elephant journal readers through the end of the month. To download, click here. Excerpt from &#8220;Looking Deeply&#8221; by Thich Nhat Hanh Beloved Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh offers teachings on mindfulness in a series of lectures titled &#8220;Looking Deeply.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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