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Day 13--Dhyana

Posted on Feb 5th, 2007 by Mike : Mike Harris Mike

I'm posting this a day late. I was too tired when I got home last night to write. The Paramita of Dhyana is translated as meditation, which simply means stability of mind. I have an... More »

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Day 12--Virya

Posted on Feb 2nd, 2007 by Mike : Mike Harris Mike

This is day 12 of the 30-Day Paramita Challenge ! Today was exertion. It's midnight and I'm tired. I did my best today in a lot of ways. The highlight was helping a young man... More »

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Day 11--Kshanti

Posted on Feb 1st, 2007 by Mike : Mike Harris Mike

Today was a day of practicing patience, which specifically means bearing my own existence free from aggression. I had some/a lot of aggression today--I drove in rush hour. That's enough. I'm not a saint. The... More »

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Day 10--Shila

Posted on Jan 31st, 2007 by Mike : Mike Harris Mike

The part of dignified conduct I wanted to emphasize today was not expecting an experience to be different than it actually was while avoiding nihilism. This is hopeful anticipation that things are going to be... More »

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Picking up where I left off

Posted on Jan 30th, 2007 by Mike : Mike Harris Mike

I have been busy and neglected the 30-Day Paramita Challenge. Tomorrow I will pick up with Shila and call it day 10. It would be easy to forget about the whole thing. I stopped the... More »

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Day 8--Prajna

Posted on Jan 14th, 2007 by Mike : Mike Harris Mike

I've defined prajna as precision . Prajna today was in making a decision. It was an important one. As with most important decisions, I experienced relief soon after making it. I'm old enough to know... More »

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Day 6--Dhyana

Posted on Jan 13th, 2007 by Mike : Mike Harris Mike

Day 6 of the 30-Day Paramita Challenge Dhyana means meditation implying stability of the mind. I rode my bike to work today. I didn’t know it was zero degrees outside when I left. Needless to... More »

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Day 5--Virya

Posted on Jan 11th, 2007 by Mike : Mike Harris Mike

Day 5 of the 30-Day Paramita Challenge Virya means exertion. Virya is the kind of exertion that would happen if a snake landed in your lap or your hair caught on fire. You would naturally... More »

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Day 4--Kshanti

Posted on Jan 10th, 2007 by Mike : Mike Harris Mike

Day 4 of the 30-Day Paramita Challenge I practiced Kshanti (Patience) today. There could not have been a better day to practice bearing my own existence in a non-aggressive manner. I spent the evening observing... More »

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Day 3--Shila

Posted on Jan 9th, 2007 by Mike : Mike Harris Mike

Day 3 of the 30-Day Paramita Challenge Today was Shila, which is translated as discipline. Discipline in this sense means dignified conduct. I've thought more about how this understanding of discipline relates to what I... More »

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