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MEDITATION INSTRUCTION BY DAN RODMAN
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Evolution
All things in this relative world change. Some things come and go, while others perpetuate a cycle of evolution that spans billions of...
Daniel Rodman
Jul 9, 20193 min read
Rules
Rules are as valuable as what they serve. Rules like the rule of law, for example, are ideally used to make sure everyone's rights to...
Daniel Rodman
Jul 7, 20192 min read
Service
Service is of the highest of all actions. No one who has achieved spiritual realization has done so without the spirit of service in...
Daniel Rodman
Jul 2, 20192 min read
Intention
Intention is the beginning of any action. It is its seed. There are two dimensions to intention, intention that determines the neutral...
Daniel Rodman
Jun 30, 20192 min read
Crystals and Gemstones
It has been known for thousands of years and to millions of people that crystals have spiritually healing, cleansing, energizing, and...
Daniel Rodman
Jun 25, 20193 min read
The Meaning Dimension
Everything that exists in this world exists in two dimensions: objective and subjective. The objective exists as something of outer...
Daniel Rodman
Jun 23, 20193 min read
Sky Meditation
The sky can be so profound and beautiful that it can be the basis of deep meditation. I would like to describe different ways we can...
Daniel Rodman
Jun 18, 20193 min read
Dark Inertia
When learning about our mind using mindfulness we are quickly able to feel different parts of our body correspond to different feelings....
Daniel Rodman
Jun 16, 20192 min read
Mindfulness Games/Activities
To engage your abilities in mindfulness it is fun and helpful to play games/activities that encourage your skills. Here is a list of some...
Daniel Rodman
Jun 11, 20193 min read
Strengths and Weaknesses
As part of our mindfulness practice we begin to know more about ourselves. From this comes self-knowledge that is not only for the sake...
Daniel Rodman
Jun 10, 20192 min read
Mindfulness Metaphors
When understanding the nature of mindfulness it is helpful to know certain metaphors that can exemplify what consistent mindfulness...
Daniel Rodman
Jun 4, 20193 min read
The Middle Way
In spiritual life as well as in meditation we may strive to accomplish the middle way. That is the middle way between opposite extremes....
Daniel Rodman
Jun 2, 20193 min read
Just Say Yes
When we say “yes”, we say “yes” to possibility, to our true self expression, to genuine relationship. We say “yes” by being open, being...
Daniel Rodman
May 28, 20192 min read
Hope
Hope is our belief, amidst uncertainty, that what we wish to fulfill will come true. It is a positive relationship to potential. Its...
Daniel Rodman
May 14, 20192 min read
Death
Traditionally death is seen as the ultimate extinguishing, becoming nothing, the end of life. For that reason it was a source of great...
Daniel Rodman
May 12, 20192 min read
Evil
Evil is the opposite of love. It is the expression of selfish, attached, or harmful intention. I would like to show how evil expresses...
Daniel Rodman
May 7, 20193 min read
Surrender
When we surrender in our spiritual life we give up resistance to a truth, or a meaning, or a being, greater than our conscious self. This...
Daniel Rodman
May 6, 20193 min read
Failure
Failure is not something to be afraid of (see “worry”). When we fail we learn. We are given an opportunity to see what things went wrong...
Daniel Rodman
Apr 30, 20193 min read
Suffering in Three Perspectives
Suffering can be seen in three primary perspectives.They are three perspectives that offer different ways of thinking about suffering in...
Daniel Rodman
Apr 29, 20192 min read
Peace
Peace is the state of mind not only free from conflict, but is also the harmonious ground of our being. We can see peace in the context...
Daniel Rodman
Apr 23, 20192 min read
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