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Start again: getting back on track with GTD

Posted on Oct 5th, 2007 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

On Vipassana 10-day meditation retreats , there is a simple instruction given at the start of each (grueling) meditation period: "start again." It's a great instruction--so simple, so easy to forget. My Macbook recently crashed... More »

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Why Vipassana is AWESOME!

Posted on Dec 23rd, 2006 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

Vipassana is a powerful meditation technique. I've found that for me, as a thinker who is often both absorbed in an interesting train of thought and detached from the body, it both clears the mind... More »

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Ordinary Ecstacy

Posted on Feb 19th, 2006 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

Recently I've felt worse than I've felt for some time. I think I figured out why-- too much meditation! Specifically I've been doing Vipassana and similar practices (Focusing, body-scanning, relaxation). I think this brought up... More »

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This describes what I've been going through lately...

Posted on Feb 9th, 2006 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

from http://www.buddhanet.net/knowledg.htm: 8) Knowledge of disenchantment - nibbida-nana Hence the knowledge of disenchantment, (nibbida-nana). Nibbida, or disenchantment, is simply the opposite of enchantment. Normally we are enchanted by experience. A man sees a beautiful woman... More »

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Work as practice

Posted on Jan 22nd, 2006 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

It's one thing to have "right livelihood," or a job that is ethical and in line with your purpose, but it is another to make every task, every email, every phone call, every meeting into... More »

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Presence is bad sometimes

Posted on Jan 20th, 2006 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

Lately I've been meditating tons. An 11-day retreat over the holidays, a three-day weekend retreat, a couple hours a day (sometimes 4 or 5 hours). I've been tapping into "presence" as much as possible as... More »

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How to whip yourself up into an ecstatic, unstoppable frenzy

Posted on Jan 6th, 2006 by Duff : Modern Magician Duff

In this blog post, I'll share with you an affirmation that Tony Robbins used to whip himself into a manic, vibrating, unstoppable frenzy before every prospect and every seminar. This affirmation is like mental TNT--extremely... More »

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