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Wealth
Bruce
I have been increasingly focused on the questions of ‘what is wealth? How can it be created? this week. I have realized that I cannot wait any longer, and that I must take urgent... More »
Running into freedom (creating little satoris)
Bruce
I was listening to a talk by Ken Wilber, and he defined suffering as being the sum of avoidance and pain. You stop suffering when you cease to avoid what is, and you can... More »
Inner Practice
Bruce
I had another of those funny days where horrible emotional states kick in. The day started well; I woke early, had a pleasant meditation where I wasn’t trying to avoid everything, went to yoga, almost... More »
The advantage of renunciation.
Bruce
I was walking down the street yesterday thinking about transformation, letting go, meditation and so on, and reflecting to where I was a few years ago. A lot of things have been let go... More »
Emotional Health
Bruce
It's been an interesting week. I thought about a girl I have recently met and I entered my own world and went into a head trip! I wondered if she liked me or not. I wondered... More »
Liberation of attention
Bruce
I can direct my attention wherever I choose, and it’s almost effortless to do that. One of the results of this process that I have been through is that attention is no longer controlled by my separate... More »
The end of narcissm
Bruce
I was walking down the street yesterday, looking at the faces of people walking by, hearing the sounds of buses and motorcycles, noticing the end of summer heat, and grinning at private jokes that... More »
Spiritual Warfare
Bruce
Spiritual Warfare. Everything seems to be more or less okay now, and it has been for about a week or so. I remember clearly in the meditation about 10 days ago when another inner subtle... More »
The second noble truth and the Boddhisattva vow
Bruce
I felt a need to rest and relax, so this last week, I haven't lifted weights or run, although I have been stretching every day. I felt unusually tired and unmotivated each day, and... More »
Shadow work
Bruce
Perspective This writing explores my shadow archetypes, and how they have been playing themselves out in my life. I explore the victim, the child, the prostitute and the saboteur, as described in the work... More »
shadow
August 2008 