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There are Different Meditation Techniques
Some are not particularly effective. For example, it is apparently possible to achieve some significant change in one's relationship to the world by ''following the breath.'' But this is an incredibly slow technique. Unless one did it for an incredibly long time, some people might not get that much more out of it in terms of individual ...
Posted to Culturebox by schutz on April 28, 2009
Paradox of Happiness
Much of the information out there on happiness has to do with finding it, searching for it and ''stumbling'' on it. The paradox is that the more people take this tract, the more elusive it becomes. What human beings aren't aware of is that our natural state of being is happiness, just like our natural state of being is love and kindness. I ...
Posted to The Happiness Project by dr.fred on April 6, 2009
The Answer to Self-loathing Is
Meditation. If you are leading a reasonably productive life, not abusing anyone, cheating or stealing etc. and you still hate yourself, then you need meditation. Though it's a struggle at first for everyone, anyone who wants to CAN do it. It works automatically AT THE ROOT of the problem. It's rewards are infinite. The secret of life is ...
Posted to Dear Prudence by mstrschld on October 23, 2008