Tag Archives: Meditation

On Compassion

Procrastinating productively today… Listening to a recording of Christopher Germer on compassion right now. Germer is a clinical psychologist interested in compassion as it relates to mindfulness and psychotherapy. He states research finds a greater link between self-compassion and happiness than between mindfulness … Continue reading

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Free Adya talk Nov 2

Here’s something I try to catch whenever I can. It’s a live broadcast by Adyashanti. Adya is a contemporary spiritual teacher, and the broadcast is a radio satsang of sorts. It’s on Wednesdays, but not every week, so check the Cafe Dharma page … Continue reading

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The M Word, Revisited

I think it’s fair to say that nothing I ever say or write is very original – today the repackaging seemed futile, so instead, here is an excerpt from “Chapter 5: Mindfulness” from The Seeker’s Guide by Elizabeth Lesser: The … Continue reading

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The M Word

It’s late afternoon of a day that’s been mostly under my own power, and I still haven’t put in my hour today. My hour of meditation, that is. The thing I gently recommend to those who find themselves stuck, or … Continue reading

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