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Patience
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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 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 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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