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  • Mesothelioma: A Full Spectrum Examination

     Mesothelioma: A Full Spectrum ExaminationReceiving much press in recent years ~ both because of the number of people affected, as well as the sometimes sensational, multi-million-dollar lawsuits that have been filed, fought, won & lost ~ is a rare form of cancer known as malignant mesothelioma, whose principle cause is exposure to aspestos fibers.Asbestos, a known toxin since the 1930's, is an inexpensive fibrous material that is extremely durable and heat resistant. Because of these properties it was, for many years, heavily used in industry throughout the United States.More

  • Krishna & The Gopis: Gender & Spiritual Practice

     Krishna saw his own self – as the Infinite – In the throng of lovely gopis. They experienced in Krishna, O wonder, Their own self – but as the Absolute. And when, in play, he stole their veils, He wished to see himself in Truth’s naked ray.More

  • "Not This, Not This-I Am That!"

     It’s one of those days … when things just seem to not be going “right” … I’m feeling unloved, unlovable, lost & lonely; feeling abandoned by friends & foes alike; like a failure; hopeless and without resources. It’s big-time hAla’hala (the poison which arose ~ and subsequently was “stored” in the throat of Shiva ~ when the god & demons churned the milky ocean in an effort to draw forth the amrita that would bestow bliss & immortality). It’s a bone fide “negative-ego” downward spiral ~ wilder than the wildest of amusement-park rides.More

  • Meditation: Merging with the Formless Truth

     Self is everywhere, shining forth from all beings, vaster than the vast, subtler than the most subtle, unreachable, yet nearer than breath, than heartbeat. Eye cannot see it, ear cannot hear it nor tongue utter it; only in deep absorption can the mind, grown pure and silent, merge with the formless truth. As soon as you find it, you are free; you have found yourself; you have solved the great riddle; your heart forever is at peace.More

  • The Paradox of Opening & Closing: A Pair of Qigong Meditation Practices

     Becoming aware of the vibratory nature of our bodymind, and learning how to gather, store and circulate energy (qi, prana, life-force) skillfully, is central to any yoga or qigong practice. Yet how exactly do we accomplish this? To “gather” energy would seem to require a kind of “opening” to new sources of energy, yes?More

  • Qigong Practices: Hugging A Tree & Seeing Subtle Bodies

     Trees play an important role in Taoist practice … They serve, for one, as a metaphor for the human body, awakening to its natural state:~ feet open and alive, like the roots of a tree, descending and spreading and drawing life-force/nutrients upward;~ torso strong and fluid/radiant at its core, like the trunk of a tree containing and drawing sap upward, to nourish branches & leaves;~ limbs lengthening, like the branches of a tree;~ crown of the head soft & receptive, sense organs purified & spirit quickened, like the beautiful flowers and luscious fruits of trees in the spring and summer seasons.What also has been discovered ~ through the “research” of the Masters of the Taoist martial & healing arts, and many generations of qigong practitioners ~ is that trees are actually nourished by the “negative” energy of human beings. So when we practice qigong next to a tree, and in that practice release energies that are harmful or constricting to us, the tree (that is our practice partner) absorbs these energies as though they were, to it, a form of food!More

  • Cultivate Peace, Joy & Clarity Through Walking Meditation

     Walking meditation is a practice that I was introduced to in 1992, by the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. It was offered as part of a three-week retreat at Plum Village ~ Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in south-central France. What’s wonderful about this practice is that it takes something that most of us do everyday (walking!More

  • Qigong Standing Meditation

     Here’s a wonderful ~ simple & powerful ~ Taoist meditation practice, which can be done either outside (in a beautiful natural setting is best!), or indoors. It’s similar in many ways to Buddhist Shamata sitting meditation practice, but ~ and hence the name!More

  • The Inner Smile: A Meditation Practice

     The practice of the Inner Smile is one that is found in Hindu, Buddhist & Taoist traditions. This practice is a wonderful way to release anxiety, to balance the endocrine system, and to increase within you feelings of loving-kindness and compassion. Here’s how you do it …Find a quiet place to sit, either in a straight-backed chair (sitting near the edge, with your feet parallel, and directly beneath your knees) or on the floor (in a comfortable cross-legged position, or in “hero” position, sitting back on your heels).More

  • Seeing Nakedly: an Exploration of the Buddhist Tradition of Valid Cognition

     The Buddhist tradition of Valid Cognition ~ in terms of the Six Yoga System introduced in my previous post What Is Yoga?, ~ can be classified as a form of Jnana Yoga, in which intellectual analysis (in concert with meditation) is used by practitioners to gain certainty about the nature of reality, and to then rest (non-conceptually) within that certainty. The two principal teachers within this tradition are Dharmakirti and DignagaThe tradition, with its texts and various commentaries, is vast and complex.More