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Monday, April 12, 2021

Meditation

Buddhism

Puppy Metta: Does Lovingkindness Meditation Work?

When starting metta -- lovingkindness -- meditation practice, it's helpful to start with someone easy to practice on first. A puppy fits this requirement perfectly! Here's a story about a perfect first metta practice subject and a look at the question of whether lovingkindness practice actually works.
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Personal Experience

On Climbing Back Out of Practice-Diverting Holes (And Avoiding Them in the First Place)

This is part of a post I wrote years ago that was saved to another website that I'm reclaiming and re-finishing. It's a little reflection on how we can be thrown off by various "holes" in our lives and how we can climb back out of them.
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Buddhism

Zen is Not a Competitive Sport

This is a cartoon that I drew back in about 2011 or 2012, I think. Thank you WQ for saving it for me! Here's what inspired it.
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Arts and Crafts

How To Make a Zafu

Zafus, or round meditation cushions, are easy to find commercially now. But if you like to sew and want to make your own, here's a pattern that I dredged up out of my archives. It's old, but it remains a good instruction sheet to sew your own.
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Podcast Reviews

The Zen Studies Podcast: A Friendly and Informative Zen Podcast Worth Listening To

One of my favorite podcasts on the subjects of Zen, Buddhism, or Meditation is The Zen Studies Podcast. Here's my review.
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Buddhism

Accept that Your Mind is, Simply, Where it Is

It's hard enough meditating without beating ourselves up for not doing it good enough!
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