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80Shame, Guilt, and Regret -- Which Are You?
Do guilt and shame do more harm than good? We seem to believe that these emotions will prevent us from repeating misdeeds. And yet many people seem to only dig themselves deeper into the same negative cycle, under the sway of these emotions. ...
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72Is Sex What Tantra Is Really All About?
Dancing Skeletons. One who practices tantra is not blind to the fleeting nature of life, even while appreciating it. Most Americans, if they have heard the word Tantra, associate it with sexuality. They may...
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72Overcoming Anxiety: The Master Key
Laying in bed at night, unable to sleep. Heart pounding, fearful thoughts, worries and regrets racing around in one's head. Feeling shaky, tense, short of breath -- feeling one will go crazy or die. It is so...
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78Is Psychiatric Medication "Spiritually Correct"? Meditation vs. Medication
Many people have an inner reluctance to trying antidepressant medication. Often this is especially so for those who practice mind-body disciplines such as yoga and meditation, as well as those who view...
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83Moving Sexual Energy With Breath and Mind
This essay will teach you how to dance with desire -- neither repressing it, nor being all-consumed by it. MOVING BEYOND EITHER/OR THINKING The classical image of the meditator is the solitary yogi or the celibate Buddhist monk, abstaining from...
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62The Yoga of Conscious Movement
What Is Conscious Movement? Conscious movement is performing an action or physical gesture with greater than normal awareness, reverence, and presence. Frequently the physical movement is slowed down in...
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69Paradox and Meditation
A Mobius Strip, is a loop of paper with some odd properties. What exactly is a Mobius strip? Well, imagine the impossible drawings of Escher turned into an actual physical object. A piece of paper has two...
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67The Trouble With Enlightenment
Is "enlightenment" a useful term? Does it exist? Can there be such a thing as an "enlightened person"? My thesis is that our mistaken ideas about enlightenment can actually get in the way of our actual unfoldment and development.
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66Meditation in Action Using Conscious Movement
CONSCIOUS MOVEMENT is both a preparation for sitting meditation, and also a form of meditation in itself. Conscious movement is the bridge that helps us to integrate the silence of meditative awareness with...
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64I'm Incapable of Meditating. I've Tried But I Can't Do It!
"I can't meditate!" many people say. In contrast, I rarely hear anyone say, "I can't ride a bicycle." Almost everyone learned to ride a bicycle, because they had someone help them initially. Yet when it comes...
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