Meditation allows the scales to fall from the eyes of the mind layer by layer.
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Meditation. Where to start? If you don't have a regular practice established in your life already, starting meditation can seem overwhelming.
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I am currently rereading the book "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse. I read it once and loved it.
Read More »Meet SpokaneFAVS poet, Christi Ortiz
Spokane Faith & Values is pleased to welcome a poet to its team of writers.
Christi Ortiz is a licensed marriage and family therapist by profession and a poet by passion, she says.
Read More »Breathe, surrender and enhance your prayers, meditation
I think we would all agree that it takes a lot of trust to surrender, or let go of something.
Now without controlling, judging, or changing it, observe your breath.
Read More »Labor Day Retreat: Developing Meditative Concentration
A motionless figure seated cross-legged, eyes lowered, and radiating peace: this is, perhaps, the most universal image of Buddhist meditation. It may look simple, but that concentrated state comes from skilled instruction and lots of practice. Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastery in the Tibetan tradition, will offer training and practice during its Labor Day retreat
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