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The 5 Conditions

The 5 Conditions During the meditation leader training I took at the Sage Institute for Creativity & Consciousness, they introduced us to “The 5 Conditions,” another way to look at

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Taking the wrong medicine

Taking the Wrong Medicine Shinzen often talks about the temptation to do what’s easy or comes naturally. He calls it, “taking the wrong medicine.” If for example you prefer guided

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Meditation: use what arises

Use What Arises Earlier on this blog (and in the book Make Every Move a Meditation) you learned a wider variety of awareness techniques and another splendid thing about meditation

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Counting while you meditate

Counting while you meditate In this previous post “Steps to Make Any Move a Meditation,” I explained the process of movement meditation. The fourth step is to “Place Your Awareness

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More About Shinzen’s Answer to Everything

More About Shinzen’s Answer to Everything As I mentioned in “Shinzen’s Answer to Everything,” my long-time teacher Shinzen Young often answered questions with this suggestion: “Infuse your experience with awareness

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