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Paschimottanasana : Steps, Precautions, and its Benefits

Paschimottanasana : Steps, Precautions, and its Benefits

Paschimottanasana is a yoga asana also known as the Seated Forward Bend. It entails...

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Simplified Self-Care

Simplified Self-Care

Before Christmas, I sat in my therapist’s office, fretting about my pre-holiday...

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A Practice to Work Through Difficult Thoughts

A Practice to Work Through Difficult Thoughts

Lisa Ernst shares a practice to offer kindness to your difficult thoughts. The post...

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The Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness

The Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness

Norman Fischer on why mindfulness is not always “right.” The post The Eightfold...

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Finding Magic in the Dreams That Didn’t Come True

Finding Magic in the Dreams That Didn’t Come True

“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us.” ~Steven...

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Embracing the Anti-Frantic Life

Embracing the Anti-Frantic Life

In a world where the hustle and bustle seem to take precedence, where our schedules...

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The Watchers of the World: the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhism, Their Mantras and Practice

The Watchers of the World: the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhism,...

  When you visit a Mahayana Buddhist Temple, the looming and magnificent presence...

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A Travel Guide to Various Buddhas’ Purelands and Finding the Right One for You

A Travel Guide to Various Buddhas’ Purelands and Finding...

In what way are the Buddhist Purelands real and accessible? How can we visit them?...

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Melodious Drum Victorious in all Directions

Melodious Drum Victorious in all Directions

The Spring Festival is fast approaching! During this event, Gen-la Jampa will be...

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Embracing the Path of Introspection

Embracing the Path of Introspection

How Jodo Shinshu Buddhist reformer Kiyozawa Manshi found spiritual awakening away...