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| The Consumer Mentality
When we turn to spirituality, we may think that we’re leaving the corruption of the world behind. But our old ways of thinking do not disappear; they follow us, coloring the way we approach spiritual practice. Since we have all been raised to be good consumers–getting the most while paying the least–as dharma students and teachers we carry our consumer mentality right into our spiritual practice. – Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron, “Shopping the Dharma “ <a href="mailto:jerome@mindfulnessbreaks.com?subject=Join the Sangha&body=Name: Friends%0d%0aEmail: ENJbOKoJ@mindfulnessbreaks.com“>Click here to receive the link to join my next teaching on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM PDT. |
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| What’s All This Chemotion About? |
| This morning I went for a chest X-Ray, but I won’t know the results until tomorrow. I’m a little concerned, but not nearly as much as I am about my emotional state. It keeps rising and falling, just like my breath in the belly! Cancerport was a bit disappointing this morning. I … |
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The Zen Teachings of Father Eli
