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Prepared to Fight
Maile
For the last several days, I've been asking myself why I'm doing whatever it is i'm doing. For me, this usually means asking myself why I'm worrying or analyzing. It's turned out that I most... More »
Spiritual Atheism
Maile
I consider myself a buddhist. I also consider myself an atheist. Outside of Zaadz, these are two things I generally keep to myself. The few times I have disucussed my spiritual life with other-minded... More »
Mindfulness Challenges, part 2
Maile
The path to understanding non-dualism, stillness of the mind, etc., practically and not just theoretically, is often so juxtaposed to my old thought-patterns that it can become, for me, its own source of suffering. I... More »
Goals and Habits
Maile
The other night my husband and I each wrote down three goals we want to achieve within the next five years and posted them on the wall. Seeing them there not only reminds us of... More »
Don't Waste Your Life
Maile
The recent 'spring ahead' of the clocks has recast my mornings in darkness, and I've been waking up feeling quite sloggy. I find that the best way to start mornings like this is to pick... More »
Mindfulness Challenges, Part 1
Maile
Last night I dreamed of Christmas, and it was sad. My sister and I were little kids again, living at my parents' house, and on Christmas morning, Mom, Dad, Sis and I all walked downstairs... More »
Naikan - or How to Eat a Pear
Maile
I've noticed that Buddhism and mindfulness are fairly common threads here on zaadz, but few people (no people?) seemed interested in or, perhaps, aware of Naikan . It is yet another system for cultivating mindfulness,... More »
Personal Development
June 2006 