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I am sure I am not the only one who has negative thoughts. Neuroscientists have found we tend to repeat the same thoughts every day throughout our lifetime. Most of our thoughts are 100% replicas of the ones that came before them. Perhaps at some origin, there was an original trigger, an original experience which…

The soul knows. The soul is way deeper than any surface desire or aversion. Our emotions are likely cluttered and our energy the same by the slings and arrows life sends us. To be propelled onward, it is essential to remember to follow our soul desire – which is eternal – to feel forever embraced…

Vipassana is known internationally as a silent meditation retreat program. What is the philosophy behind this program? In the Buddhist tradition, vipassanā (Pāli) or vipaśyanā (Sanskrit: विपश्यन) is to see into the nature of reality or as the official Vipassana website claims, it means to “see things as they really are.” अत्तदीपा विहरथ अत्तसरणा अनञ्‍ञसरणा। धम्मदीपा विहरथ धम्मसरणा अनञ्‍ञसरणा।। “Make…

Blue Mountains, Australia, 2010, I was enrolled in the most dreaded thing on my bucket list—my first Vipassana. Vipassana is a 10-day retreat in which participants take a vow of silence and are strongly encouraged to follow the program’s strict laws which include meditating for at least 10 hours per day, abandoning all communication devices…
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