{"id":93,"date":"2010-09-03T09:23:36","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T09:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mindfulnessmatters\/2010\/09\/kalayamitra-the-spiritual-friend.html"},"modified":"2010-09-03T09:23:36","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T09:23:36","slug":"kalayamitra-the-spiritual-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/mindfulnessmatters\/2010\/09\/kalayamitra-the-spiritual-friend.html","title":{"rendered":"Kalyanamitra: The Spiritual Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Kalyanamitra<\/i> (Sanskrit) or<i> kalyanamitta<\/i> (Pali) refers to the &#8220;spiritual friend.&#8221; This friend can be a spiritual teacher that guides on the path and also refers to peers that travel the path along with you. The <i>sangha<\/i>&nbsp;(community of people who follow the teachings of the Buddha, that is, <i>dharma<\/i>) would then be comprised of spiritual friends, supporting each other in the work to awaken.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><\/span><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mindfulnessmatters\/IMG_0981.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_0981.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/96\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/09\/IMG_0981-thumb-350x466-17686.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"466\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div>I&#8217;d like to think of everyone who reads this blog as a spiritual friend. We are traveling this path together bringing more mindfulness into our lives. Writing <i>Mindfulness Matters<\/i> is an important reminder for me of the importance and diversity of mindfulness and a helps it to be an ongoing thread throughout my day.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>So, too, is daily meditation practice. I hope that these entries will inspire you to practice, if you are not already doing so. And I hope they help inspire you to find your own spiritual friends in a local sangha and invite you to join the global sangha through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emindful.com\/mindfulness_meditation.html\">eMindful.com Morning Meditations<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Joining a <i>sangha<\/i> does not necessarily require you to be a &#8220;Buddhist.&#8221; It does invite you to be &#8220;Buddha&#8221; &#8212; pursue the universal path of awakening.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I am honored to be your spiritual friend and to have you all as my spiritual friends. We&#8217;ve embarked on this journey together and I invite you to comment and to request entries on particular topics. We can also do some mindfulness-based problem solving. If you&#8217;d like to send me your questions via email to drkozak [at] exquisitemind [dot] com.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>With blessings and gratitude,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Arnie.&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalyanamitra (Sanskrit) or kalyanamitta (Pali) refers to the &#8220;spiritual friend.&#8221; This friend can be a spiritual teacher that guides on the path and also refers to peers that travel the path along with you. 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His award-winning new book, Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants: 108 Metaphors for Mindfulness (Wisdom Publications, 2009) is a thoughtful, funny, and inspiring translation of mindfulness practice through the inventive use of metaphor applicable to our daily lives. In addition to his work with Exquisite Mind, Arnie Kozak, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist\u00e2\u20ac\u201dDoctorate has been a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Vermont and is a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry and Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine. He has studied and practiced clinical psychology, meditation, and yoga for more than 25 years. He has studied with several meditation masters, including S. N. Goenka, Larry Rosenberg, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. After receiving his bachelors degree with honors from Tufts University, he was awarded a Presidential Fellowship to get his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University at Buffalo. 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