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Art of Living a Scam?

I was recently reading about “Art of Living”, a supposedly spiritual organization that claims to work for a stress-free, violence-free society. Sounds good, right? Not so fast. It seems there are some unhappy ex-followers who claim it’s a cult. It’s … Continue reading

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Greatest Mind Exercise Ever

I am going to reveal the single greatest mind exercise ever, the one written about for thousands of years as the key to meditation, enlightenment, and even psychic powers. This will probably seem entirely too simple.  Nonetheless it is true … Continue reading

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Exploring Siddhis

In my earlier posts I explored how to develop siddhis according to ancient yogic texts, and siddhis as evolution. Siddhis are fascinating.  There is a perspective in Tibetan Buddhism that enlightenment is itself a form of siddhi.  This neatly flips … Continue reading

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The Secret, A Thought or Two

What’s up with The Secret?  If you haven’t heard of this book you are on a severely media-restricted diet, perhaps spending your days in deep meditation in a cave or on monastic retreat.  The Secret outlines how to get stuff … Continue reading

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How to Have Superpowers from 2000 Years Ago

Wikipedia has a good overview of how to develop siddhis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhi It’s pretty straightforward how to do it.  Concentration, meditation, samadhi are the three steps; all of them used together is called samyama.  This last stage is what triggers the … Continue reading

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