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The Real Problem with Reaching Nirvana Through Meditation

Vern 5 Comments buddhism, Buddhist monks, buddhist nirvana, Buddhists, meditation problems, nibbana, problem reaching nirvana, reaching nirvana

[Last updated: 28 February 2020] Do you know anyone who is enlightened? Buddha showed us that it wasn’t all that

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There Is No Present, Only Past

Vern 0 Comments no present moment, no present tense, past vs present

A journal entry I found from a long time ago… 12/18/95 I was looking outside Fern’s apt. Towards the lake

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Is the Voice in Your Head – You?

Vern 6 Comments meditation on voice in head, voice in your head, voices in my head, what are you, where is you

I’ve been looking a bit at the state of my mind and giving consideration to what I want to do

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You Are Not Ready for the Answer…

Vern 0 Comments enlightenment, giving up self, liberation from pain, nibbana, ug krishnamurti, ug krishnamurti quotes

“You are not ready to accept the fact that you have to give up. A complete and total surrender. It

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Meditation Without Religion

Vern 1 Comment meditation without religion, physical meditation, religionless meditation

Basically, meditation without religion is what this site is about. I keep saying I’ll be doing some videos soon… and

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The Word, “Seamlessness” Describes the Underlying Reality

Vern 0 Comments meditation and seamlessness, seamless consciousness, seamless reality, seamlessness

An online friend of mine whom I’ve never met came up with this word to describe a state of mind

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Words are not the Thing…

Vern 0 Comments words are not reality, words are not the thing

Reading J. Krishnamurti today and a lot lately. Why? His focus is on not focusing on a system or particular

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Buddha – What He Did… Who He Is

Vern 0 Comments buddha info, what did buddha do, who was buddha

Buddha – what he did, who he is… and my own experiences… [Some free-thinking on the buddha, meditation, vipassana, buddhism,

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Modern Day Dharma – Direct Knowledge – Is It Still Coming?

Vern 0 Comments Buddha dharma, Dharma today, direct knowledge, insight and knowledge, insight meditation, modern dharma

Ang Kek, from Malaysia, left a couple of comments on this site tonight and one of them struck me as

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Thoughts about Jiddu Krishnamurti

Vern 0 Comments jiddu krishnamurti info

Reading the Jiddu Krishnamurti book, “Commentaries on Living” I believe I’m starting to understand his total philosophy. He believes that

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Separation from Society through Meditation

Vern 0 Comments isolating ones self through meditation, meditation and society, separation from society, societal isolation

Today this one meditated in the morning on the spa. It was nice. The mind is quiet at this hour’without

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Thailand Meditation Retreats

Vern 0 Comments thailand 10 day retreats, thailand meditation retreats, thailand retreats

There are a number of meditation retreats offered in Thailand, here are some of the more well-established retreats. Thailand Meditation

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