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Thomas Bien
Dec 25, 20202 min
Facing Mortality
Perhaps because of the Covid virus, it seems that I am having more conversations than ever with people about death. Unfortunately, there...
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Thomas Bien
Dec 25, 20202 min
The Winds are Blowing
It’s a windy day here in New Mexico. More harbingers of the winter that is coming, which by all accounts looks like it is going to be a...
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Thomas Bien
Dec 25, 20201 min
On Not Becoming a Buddha
When you meditate, when you practice mindfulness in daily life, don’t aim at becoming a Buddha: Just meditate to enjoy the peace of...
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Thomas Bien
Dec 25, 20204 min
Anger as a Motivator for Change
Can Anger Be a Motivator for Change? In these days of great social unrest, some have proposed that anger is a good motivation for change....
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Thomas Bien
Dec 25, 20202 min
Maintain Positive Emotional States
Maintaining Positive Mental States We have been discussing the practice of virya, or diligence, meaning discouraging negative states from...
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Thomas Bien
Dec 25, 20203 min
Taking Care of Negative Emotional States
Dealing With Arisen Negative Emotional States In my last blog, I discussed the first aspect of virya—discouraging negative emotional...
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Thomas Bien
Dec 25, 20202 min
Discouraging Negative Emotional States
As we all contend with the stress of the coronavirus, one teaching of the Buddha comes to mind as very helpful. This is the teaching on...
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Thomas Bien
Dec 25, 20201 min
In the time of covid-19
In this strange and horrible time, it is easy for our consciousness to get lost in all the painful news reports. It goes without saying...
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Thomas Bien
Dec 25, 20201 min
Drop by Drop
Drop by Drop Mindfulness and meditation can make a profound difference in your life and in consciousness. If you approach it correctly,...
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Thomas Bien
Dec 25, 20202 min
The Means are the Ends
The Means are the Ends The practice of mindfulness means that we learn to treat every means activity as an ends activity. When we brush...
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