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Existence and Potential

How do both writing and meditation make us better attuned to ourselves and help us to recognize our own divinity?

How do times spent reflecting help us to better understand our experiences? See what MIT researchers have shown in lab rats who replay memories after first learning a maze.

As we enter a new year, I would like to recommend we all take a new focus on what it means to live relaxed and centered. The holidays have ended, the economy continues to hurt, and many find themselves under hefty work schedules, but it is never a bad idea to take a step back to rejuvenate ourselves.

Mindfulness has been shown to enhance awareness and as well as induce well-being and emotional balance. Scientists now examine how meditation influences the brain.

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Always watch desire when you can. Dissect it like a scientist. Break it up into parts. Watch how it changes. Watch how it affects both the body and mind.

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Learn how to increase your capacity to hold attention and how it can improve your everyday skills and make life a richer experience.

Each and every moment is the beginning to something we cannot fathom or even begin to understand? It is the future of our life. Where will it take us and how can we become better at directing it through mindfulness?

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Quick and easy steps on how to use the vast sky as an aid to mindful meditation.

Learn more about how our mind’s eye works and how to get into deeper states of trance.

How sensory deprivation tanks can mimic the effects of psychedelic drugs like LSD and ketamine.

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Learn the basics about Buddhist meditation.

What about impermanence can we learn from the Jewish folktale about King Solomon’s ring?