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Get Real
Bruce
I was speaking to my friend, and I told him one of my biggest shifts in the last six months was getting real. By getting real, I stopped chasing ideals; ideals of my self, of... 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 »
Running as a transformational practice
Bruce
I ran 5 km on the treadmill at gym last night. Even though I feel like a hamster, treadmill running has been one of the most powerful meditative practices I know. Hardly a session goes... More »
Challenging Goals and Transformation
Bruce
I have noticed that many of my most transformational moments have occurred after periods of intensely pursuing challenging goals, some of which I have reached, and some of which I have failed to reach.... More »
Out of your mind
Bruce
Lost in the mind is insanity. Having the mind as your master means being lost in endless repetitive worlds of suffering, from which it is difficult to escape. You have thoughts, yet you are... More »
Staying in Flow
Bruce
So, how do you learn to stay in flow states, without being attached to the flow state itself. For, the attachment to the flow state is exactly what the flow state is not. Let... More »
Creative Potential
Bruce
Learning to consciously work with the creative potential is a wonderful adventure. You can practice unblocking yourself by creative writing, by doing new activities, by opening again and again to the new, to the... More »
New Beginnings
Bruce
I set up my profile today on Zaads; its a time of new beginnings. I broke up with my girlfriend on Saturday, as I could not see a clear future. I am into personal growth,... More »
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August 2008 