buddhism
buddhism
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by E. RAYMOND ROCK - 2008-06-15
This group of men had become my family, and leaving them was difficult. I went through the motions of following the schedule for the next few days, but halfheartedly, faced with the reality of s...
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172.
by E. RAYMOND ROCK - 2008-06-17
"Surface happiness comes and goes," A John continued, "no different than breathing in and breathing out. We cannot breathe in always, we must eventually breathe out. The deeper happiness, however,...
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by E. RAYMOND ROCK - 2008-06-18
I am well aware of your repute as a warrior," it snarled, "killing many men without blinking an eye. What makes you think you can now turn your back on this and become a key seeker? I say once a...
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by E. RAYMOND ROCK - 2008-06-21
My knees were shaking as I walked up to Conqueror and swung onto his back. The great horse snorted, saying that he had warned me, but I just smiled and let him lead the way. I had faced myself, an...
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by E. RAYMOND ROCK - 2008-06-24
We located a trail heading in the general direction of the pass, and started up. The slope was gentle to begin with, but after a day of climbing, it steepened, and then the weather turned bad. Bef...
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by E. RAYMOND ROCK - 2008-06-24
When we begin meditation, we might begin with a mantra, or a word, or perhaps we concentration on the breath. We do this to replace the never ending cycle of thoughts and emotions that circle roun...
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177.
by E. RAYMOND ROCK - 2008-06-27
The huge structure was built into the mountain, actually appearing to be part of the mountain itself, and if I did not know that this was a community of key seekers, I would have sworn it was a fo...
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by E. RAYMOND ROCK - 2008-06-30
The first hindrance to meditation is desire for sense stimulation. This can range from obsessive sexual lust, to compulsive socializing, to addictive intellectual pursuits. In the West, we tend to...
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179.
by E. RAYMOND ROCK - 2008-07-01
More years passed, and although the young man and I became the closest of friends, I could never tell him that his father was dead . . . or that I was the one responsible. All he could talk about ...
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by E. RAYMOND ROCK - 2008-07-05
Sahmad began the secret instructions, "Close your eye and pay close attention so that you can precisely remember these directions. They are complicated but essential, and any deviation could prove...