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Caring for beginners… a mistake?

My post about My disillusionment with Jiddu Krishnamurti has gotten quite a lot of comments. ‘Rinzai’ said the other day: Whether beginners are practicing virtues or not is their problem not yours. Believe in no teachers, trust your own logic, your own experiences, make your own mistakes, learn and grow. Have a courageous attitude and [...]

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Those times when life forces rest on you…

Whether it’s illness, unemployment or some other reason – sometimes life forces us to sit still, think things through, relax – because there is just no other alternative. I don’t think anyone is ever grateful for unemployment or disease, but sometimes we can be grateful for their side effects: a chance to reevaluate life. One [...]

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Labelless spirituality – an interview with Mimi

I met Mimi as one of the lensmasters at squidoo, which is one of the places online where I’m also active. She’s interviewed here because she was the only one who had an actual question suggestion for my series of interviews on this new blog of mine. Do you believe in God, and if so [...]

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Concerning 'loving your neighbours'

A reader asks: Concerning cultivation of love…when a person senses they have very little love for themselves and others, are there ways to cultivate genuine love?  (I sense that my efforts to be loving are futile because the motivation is really selfish: the actions are not real, but are done with the intent of trying [...]

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