In our fast-paced world, it is easy to lose sight of what the important thing that truly matters. We often find ourselves entangled in the web of materialism and superficial achievements, forgetting the intrinsic values that give life its true essence. It is my hope that this exploration will serve as a gentle reminder to…
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Introduction The Eightfold Path is the fourth of the Buddha’s Noble Truths, and he described it as the way that leads to the uprooting of the causes of suffering, and thus to increasingly stable and profound peacefulness, wisdom, virtue, and happiness. Each of the eight elements of this Path is described by a word that…
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The Daily Meditation with Paul Harrison Meditation For Borderline Personality Disorder Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 13:41 Subscribe Share In this guide, I’ll share a wonderful meditation for borderline personality disorder, and I’ll share my personal insight as a professional meditation teacher who has…
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19 years old and from Uppsala, Sweden, Henrietta Kindmark participated for the first time in Acem International’s Young Retreat last summer. A week later she spoke about it in warm terms. The social part of the retreat was what I enjoyed most, says Henrietta and mentions ”Walk and Talk”, the sauna, and the shared meals.…
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Why do I like being alone? It’s a question that many who prefer solitude have asked themselves at one point or another. Sometimes, you may even wonder if your preference for a Friday night at home, snuggled up with a meditation book or your favorite film, rather than being out with your friends is a…
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As a professional meditation teacher, I spend a good deal of my time leading meditation sessions, both for private individuals and groups, as well as for corporations. And over the years I have come to learn that there is a real art to giving meditation lessons. Indeed, I personally believe that the practice of creating…
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In 2022 an engineer at Google leaked an interview with the advanced chatbot LaMDA. LaMDA is an artificial intelligence language model like the now-popular ChatGPT. The Google engineer publicly announced that LaMDA had developed consciousness and that it had a soul. Therefore, he claimed, it was entitled to certain rights and that Google for example…
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In a world where we are constantly bombarded with external influences, expectations, and societal norms, finding and maintaining our authentic selves can feel like an elusive pursuit. The pressure to conform can be overwhelming, leading many of us to suppress our true desires, values, and beliefs in favor of fitting in. Yet, embracing our authentic…
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The Daily Meditation with Paul Harrison Dzogchen Meditation-Could Cause Spontaneous Enlightenment Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 13:08 Subscribe Share As a meditation teacher, many people have asked me about Dzogchen meditation, a method they say could cause spontaneous enlightenment. In this guide, I am…
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Andy Chang is from New Taipei City in Taiwan. He has met Acem meditators from all over the world. – In Asia, men rarely talk about their feelings and weaknesses, he says. According to a Mandarin proverb, ‘Men should never show emotional vulnerability around others.’ And perhaps this attitude is why I meet few male…
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