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Mindful Drinking?

NPR contributor, Ted Rose, offers up a very interesting piece on mindfulness and the consumption of alcohol. It's well worth the read. Money quote: ...once a meditator has developed basic Buddhist discipline (known as Hinayana training) and adopted the intention to...

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A Rush of Anti-Morality

In a very thoughtful piece, Deepak Chopra offers some perspective on Rush Limbaugh's style of communication and its impact on our perceptions of morality: Before the Eighties there were a handful of right-wing outlets on the air; now there are well over a thousand....

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Mindfulness, Schmindfulness

Judith Warner has some interesting critique of mindfulness in today's New York Times. As I was reading her words, it became apparent that she had made some significant missteps in her practice, leaving it largely ego-driven, escapist and out-of-balance. This is a...

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Arun Gandhi on Individualism

Arun Gandhi asks the question: are we a nation of individuals... ... in the United States, individualism is highly rated and independence is cherished with such zeal that one could conclude that the United States is a nation of individuals, each striving to reach his...

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Bernie Madoff’s malfunctioning mirror neurons

Salon offers up an interesting article this morning questioning the way Madoff's mind works. I suspect we all wonder what, if anything, Madoff feels when directly confronted by those he has utterly destroyed. He cooked the books and perpetually lied to his investors....

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Shambala International: a victim of Madoff

According to the Denver Post, the Agile Group, headed by longtime Dharma supporter Neal Greenberg, has been rocked by Bernard Madoff's swindle. This could have dire implications for Shambhala. Another potential victim of Agile's collapse is Shambhala International,...

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Just Let the Ego Bless the Economy!

Here's an interesting post. Dr. Susan Corso offers some advice that sounds like something that could come from The Secret: It's time to BLESS THE ECONOMY, and quit winging and moaning about how bad it all is. Now don't misunderstand me. I'm not in denial. It's bad,...

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