I count him braver who conquers his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self....
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Douglas Darling
douglasedarling
Jan 29, 2013 8:48 pm
Not victory over but integration within. -- Douglas E. Darling Warrenton, VA 20186 540.270.9239 douglasedarling@... This Communication is privileged and...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jan 30, 2013 10:53 pm
This work must be carried out as a practical exercise undertaken at times when the subject can withdraw from the immediate excitations of the outer world. The...
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walto
walterhorn
Feb 1, 2013 12:03 am
I like this a lot, Bob. Who is Hubert Benoit? W...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 1, 2013 2:56 am
... Yo Sri W, Hubert Benoit wrote what is considered by many to be a Zen masterpiece titled The Supreme Doctrine. In this case, he shares an "exercise"; aimed...
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Sanjiv Sahay
sahay999
Feb 1, 2013 11:57 pm
Hello Bob, Thanks a lot for sharing this. I tried this technique and found it very effective in quietening the multitude of thoughts that usually race through...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 2, 2013 3:00 pm
Thank you Sri Sanjivji. You've done the very best thing that can functionally produce a beneficial effect from a meditation technique, and that is to not just...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 2, 2013 3:02 pm
"Whatever this is that I am, it is a little flesh and breath, and the ruling part. Throw away thy books; no longer distract thyself: it is not allowed; but as ...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 3, 2013 9:14 pm
In response to a request torepost "the Popeye I Am affirmation"...Enjoy! I AM As Popeye said so often and so wisely, “I Am what I Am and that’s all what I...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 3, 2013 11:33 pm
By Bert Sharp - Author of Sacred Geometry and the Enneagram: The Adventures of a Solitary Soul Sit in your usual meditation position and relax. Observe your...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 4, 2013 6:28 pm
Who am I? “Who am I? I search for the I, the real I. Without the I, of course, the ego can call itself the I, but who is the real I"without connecting...
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candace_day@...
candace_day...
Feb 5, 2013 1:57 am
I remember when I was going through one of my phases I would constantly ask why do I fear and can we live and get a long be civil with out fear. I still don't...
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Aideen Mckenna
aideenmck
Feb 5, 2013 4:29 am
Hi Candace, If we look at the histories of the world's nations, read the scriptures of all the known religions, see the plays from ancient Greece.etc. . we...
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Bobster999
bobster0007
Feb 7, 2013 11:13 pm
Hi, I would like to know how do I incorporate this meditation into an actual meditation? I like what i read but how does that help me in a meditation? Thanks!...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 7, 2013 11:20 pm
... Here's the technique from our site that is being referred to: http://www.meditationsociety.com/week2.html Not the Body, Not the Mind, Not the Emotions...
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J.R.
bobster0007
Feb 8, 2013 12:36 am
Just repeating what i have already read does not help me in any way. Sorry, I dont know how to be any more clear in my question. ...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 8, 2013 12:44 am
... Well JR, I thought that posting the actual technique/meditation you were referring to would allow the members of this forum to easily know what specific...
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Aideen Mckenna
aideenmck
Feb 8, 2013 2:26 am
Maybe if you go online & search “neti, neti”, you may find something that suits you. “Neti” translates (roughly) as “not this”. You sit in...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 8, 2013 2:40 am
... Yes, you do have the words...Thanks for sharing them Aideen!...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 9, 2013 3:37 pm
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 9, 2013 8:44 pm
Compassion and humility are the most significant values that evolve us in consciousness. Meditating on our real place of importance in the scheme of things is...
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sushila gopinath
onam36
Feb 10, 2013 2:28 pm
Makes your realize your place in the scheme of things. Superb! K Gopinath The Prince of Darkness is a gentleman. Makes your realize your place in the scheme...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 11, 2013 11:29 pm
By rRequest, a repost of: The Stone Cutter There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life. One day he passed a...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 14, 2013 11:11 am
"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have."...
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walto
walterhorn
Feb 14, 2013 3:39 pm
(from Boston Metro on-line) *********************** A WAY TO BE HAPPIER--Justin Dowd In a 2004 TED lecture, Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert described a...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 15, 2013 8:50 pm
Thanks for posting this. "Happiness causes success" is quite a claim, but I feel proves itself over and over when recognized, and if the criteria for success...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 16, 2013 2:49 pm
Ah, how good and pleasant the 21st Century can be. My wife and I used to travel for 8 hours to attend this Saturday night satsang and now with today's...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 17, 2013 4:29 pm
In the cave of the body is eternally set the one unborn. The earth is His body. (Though) moving within the earth, the earth knows Him not. The water is His...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 20, 2013 7:43 pm
A merchant sent his son to learn the Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Feb 21, 2013 8:48 pm
Once a renowned philosopher and moralist was traveling through Nasrudin's village when he asked him where there was a good place to eat. He suggested a place...
