Monthly Archives: November 2009

Overcoming “Fight or Flight” in Meditation

We humans, over the span of millions of years, have evolved partly due to our ability to recognize harmful situations and either flee from them or eliminate them. Psychologists call this our “Fight or Flight” response. And while this is … Continue reading

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Meditative Progress is Within Reach

I am providing the follow excerpt as encouragement for those of us who meditate not as ordained monks, but as householders… Though a monastic lifestyle might be more conducive to enlightenment than a busy life within the world, when it … Continue reading

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