The good news is that you don't have to stop thoughts completely to meditate. It takes a long … - Frederick Lenz

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I understand that smoking is vaguely inappropriate in certain situations. You know, like an orphanage, cancer ward, whatever.

Frederick Lenz

The good news is that you don't have to stop thoughts completely to meditate. It takes a long time to stop thought impeccably. What you need is to detach yourself from thought.

Buddhism, Long, Meditation, News, Stop, Thoughts

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The balance and patience factors are much more critical in surfing than they are in snowboarding. . . if you're out surfing serious waves and you wipe out, you don't land on soft snow. It's usually either very sharp coral, or you get raked across the beach gravel and sand while you're tumbling underwater.

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As the kundalini energy increases, as the energy of the psyche becomes more pronounced, which it does as thought becomes eclipsed by silence, all the variant mind states burn away.

Buddhism, Burn, Energy, Increases, Mind, Silence

Energy is gained by giving energy. When we give energy, we gain energy. This is different than having someone manipulate you and take your energy.

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The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time -- a time to contemplate your immortality. A time to forgive, to be forgiven, and to make a fresh start. A time to awaken.

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Samadhi is not going to take away your humanity. It will give it to you. You will become more cosmopolitan, more conscious, and more infinite.

Giving, Humanity, Infinite, Samadhi, Take

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I understand that smoking is vaguely inappropriate in certain situations. You know, like an orphanage, cancer ward, whatever.

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