Thanks, Bob for a nice compendium of quotes about nonjudmental awareness. Being aware, as such, is naturally free of any judgment. There simply is no...
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dan330033
Jun 1, 2010 6:30 pm
Language has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone. ...
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WestWindWood
westwindwood...
Jun 2, 2010 1:01 am
Can meditation cure cancer? From my own experience, I can say yes, but first some background on another medical issue that influenced my approach to dealing...
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Aideen Mckenna
aideenmck
Jun 2, 2010 2:18 am
Thanks so much! Aideen _____ From: meditationsocietyofamerica@yahoogroups.com [mailto:meditationsocietyofamerica@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of WestWindWood ...
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Katrina
blondewithaphd
Jun 2, 2010 2:33 pm
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I always hear stories of meditators telling me that they healed certain ailments through meditation but it is...
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WestWindWood
westwindwood...
Jun 2, 2010 10:54 pm
Katrina, in your post on the morning of June 1, you mention you want to do research on meditation for its medical benefits and to secure a grant for further...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jun 3, 2010 4:55 am
From the New York Times May 31, 2010 Happiness May Come With Age, Study Says By NICHOLAS BAKALAR It is inevitable. The muscles weaken. Hearing and vision fade....
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jun 3, 2010 1:29 pm
I've so much enjoyed the recent posts that have dealt with the mind-body connection (and I am also including Sri Danji's ones as well), that when I read this...
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WestWindWood
westwindwood...
Jun 3, 2010 4:13 pm
Katrina, you have two questions in your email of June 2, 2010 that I will answer from my life experience that may be helpful in your research. The first...
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dan330033
Jun 3, 2010 11:35 pm
... Hi Bob - What you say rings true. True, for example of art, where a painter will practice endlessly to get to a point where art happens spontaneously...
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sandeep chatterjee
sandeep1960
Jun 4, 2010 4:46 am
Espied the phrase "Neanderthal in Spirituality" in one of the posts on another List. Intriguing phrase, which speaks more about the one through which it...
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Aideen Mckenna
aideenmck
Jun 4, 2010 4:56 am
Marvelous. _____ From: meditationsocietyofamerica@yahoogroups.com [mailto:meditationsocietyofamerica@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of sandeep chatterjee Sent:...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jun 5, 2010 11:18 pm
"We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In this respect it's unlike almost all other things we do except perhaps making...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jun 6, 2010 1:18 am
At the request of a former student at several series of our classes, we are posting this unique technique. It can also be found on our web site. Enjoy! 108 –...
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eveneon
Jun 7, 2010 11:08 am
Hi Bob! I have recently started to meditate again after a several year break while I've been settling into motherhood, and this is the technique that I chose...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jun 8, 2010 1:24 am
Yo Eve, How good and pleasant to hear/read from you! It seems like old time month as I've recently heard from several others who were at our classes. Let's...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jun 8, 2010 1:14 pm
Until there are no questions, there is no answer The only thing telling you something's wrong is your mind. Nevermind! Time is subjective. Be objective - don't...
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dan330033
Jun 8, 2010 7:48 pm
... Yes. Thus, you are the show. Anything observed is the observer. Clarity on nondivision is pure spaciousness, with no opposition. Spaciousness that occupies...
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WestWind
westwindwood...
Jun 9, 2010 12:48 am
First I was curious about how the mind worked, the waking intellectual state versus emotions, and decided that emotions ruled. Once I really got in touch with...
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Aideen Mckenna
aideenmck
Jun 9, 2010 2:09 am
Could you give an example of a change in behaviour that affects the personality? Not necessarily an example from your own life, because I don't wish to pry,...
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sandeep chatterjee
sandeep1960
Jun 9, 2010 3:46 am
Hiya,  V.S. Ramachandran is one of the world’s leading neuroscientist, Director of the Centre of Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jun 9, 2010 11:59 am
Thanks Sandeep for sharing the amazing work of Dr Ramachandran. A series of his lectures is on line at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2003/lecturer.shtml I...
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Aideen Mckenna
aideenmck
Jun 9, 2010 4:05 pm
The book’s in my city library & I plan to request it. Thanks for telling us about it, Sandeep! And thanks to Bob for the link to Dr. Ramachandran’s...
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WestWindWood
westwindwood...
Jun 9, 2010 7:58 pm
Aideen, I have done practically all of my meditation in isolation from other meditators so I cannot give you a general example of change in behavior. However,...
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WestWindWood
westwindwood...
Jun 9, 2010 8:03 pm
P.S. The example I gave was refraining from a certain action, which is usually the case; however, sometimes I would get an answer back of a specific proactive...
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Aideen Mckenna
aideenmck
Jun 9, 2010 9:04 pm
Thank you. That's helpful. A. _____ From: meditationsocietyofamerica@yahoogroups.com [mailto:meditationsocietyofamerica@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ...
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sean tremblay
bethjams9
Jun 10, 2010 5:12 am
I have also used meditation to change behavior, or at least to get back to my true self when the slings and arrows of life have led me astray, But I am...
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sandeep chatterjee
sandeep1960
Jun 10, 2010 6:08 am
Since there is some interest.........some more from VSR. (Description of the experiment) I have tried this experiment on twenty people and it worked on about...
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WestWindWood
westwindwood...
Jun 10, 2010 7:57 am
It is possible to use meditation to go off on power trips. I have read of that in meditation books. The thought is that eventually a person burns themselves...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jun 11, 2010 12:14 am
Well, once again, I'll be at the Valley Forge Convention Center this Fri night 4 to 8 and from 9 to 5 on Sat and 9 to 4 on Sun. So if you want to mix deadly...