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I forgot to reply to this before retreat but I wanted to thank you for this reply! I started working out once I applied your suggestions.

Thanks again for your time,

Tony-James

Hello,

Recently I had been reading a great online book by Kenneth Folk called “Contemplative Fitness” and in there he refers to Buddha as “Pali Buddha” and he explains this distinction as such on page 32 in the notes:

“Although both the Pali and Sanskrit texts are ostensibly about the same historical figure, the pictures painted by these…[Read more]

Thanks for your thoughts Blake!

Hey Dcurtis,

I used to consume a lot of caffeine before I started practicing Vipassana and my tolerance was apparently high. To a point where I would use the caffeine pills instead of drinking coffee. When I was at a meditation centre for about a month, I wasn’t drinking anything that was very caffeinated I believe. Only tea at best, mostly…[Read more]

Wow! I really appreciate your help Darlene! Thanks for the homework! I will take all these names, throw them into Google and investigate what might be the best option for me. This TMI approach really seems appealing to me. I read a post from Nick Grabovac where I’m pretty sure he said that the approach in TMI helps foster an understanding of…[Read more]

After writing this post I stumbled upon this serendipitous quote:

“When there is a little spiritual desire, the Lord sends books and teachers to further inspire you; and when your desire (for God-realization) is stronger, He sends a real guru.” ~ Sri Paramahansa Yogananda

Wow! It feels so good to be somewhere that requires no travel <3 Thank you so much for sharing 🙂