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Meditating on the Music of the Mind (and meditation classes for February)

Hi Everyone, This weeks newsletter article describes a meditation form that I am very fond of; meditating on the inner music of the mind. The basic technique is quite simple, but the practice itself has many different levels, so I hope you enjoy exploring it! You can also find below the meditation class schedule for February, [...]

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Zen and the Liberating Power of Non-Duality

Hi Everyone! The focus of this week’s newsletter is Zen meditation. Zen below you can find information on a workshop I will be doing this coming Wednesday evening 18th of January on “An Introduction to Meditation from the Perspective of Zen”. Beneath that I explore in an article the practice of non-duality as seen from the perspective of Zen meditation. [...]

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Using Landscape to Connect to Our Primally Enlightened Nature (and the First Meditation Class of the Year)

Hi Everyone, Greetings! I hope you have all been having a good start to 2012. One way or another it really does feel like a new beginning for me, and I am curious and intrigued as to what the year will bring! This week sees the first of Wednesday evening classes for 2012, “How to Meditate [...]

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Five Stages in the Path of the Mystic (and Weekend Walking Meditation)

Hi <<First Name>>, First of all wishing you the happiest of new years, and all the very best for 2012! Especially I hope it brings you all a renewed sense of creative participation in the mystery that we call life! This week’s article is on the five stages of the path of the mystic, a mystic [...]

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Can Meditation Help You Find Your Life’s Purpose? (and Qi gong classes for January)

Hi Everyone, I hope you had a relaxing and fulfilling Christmas and Boxing day, I had a very pleasant time, just about the right balance of sociability, good food and quiet reflection! With the new year approaching I my thoughts have been turning (like many people) to what I would most like to focus on [...]

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Reconnecting to a Sense of Wonder (Our Goldilocks Planet)

Hi Everyone, This week’s article focuses on generating a sense of wonder, which is a desirable internal condition for enjoying and appreciating the Christmas season! Last week’s meditation class on “Going from no self to the expanded self” is now available as a recording, if anyone is interested in obtaining a copy you can go HERE. Finally, you [...]

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What Does “Spiritual” Really Mean? (And What it Does Not Mean!)

Hi Everyone, This weeks creative meditations article looks to gain a little clarity with regard to the meaning of spirituality which is certainly not the easiest of topics to pin down! Underneath the article you can find the details of the final meditation class of 2011, which I have entitled ”From no self to the Expanded [...]

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Meditating on the Inner Weather of Our Mind

Hi *|FNAME|*, This weeks article focuses on the relationship between the way outer weather functions and the constantly changing ‘inner landscape’ of our mind. It is a useful analogy that I use a lot, particularly when there is a lot of outer rain and wind like there has been for the last few weeks in [...]

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The Essential Meditation of the Buddha

Hi Everyone, This week’s article focuses on some of the subjects and practices that I first began my meditation path with. Every time I return to them I find they always provide me with a valuable source of insight and wisdom. Beneath the article are the details of a meditation class that I will be [...]

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Dropping Your Conceptual Leaves

Hi Everyone, This week’s article focuses on the value of adopting a periodically more minimal mental approach to our life’s challenges. Quick reminder for those of you in Singapore of the Qi Gong Meditation classes starting this coming Wednesday.   Yours in the spirit of the journey, Toby   Dropping Your Conceptual Leaves   Seasonally [...]

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