Dec
10
Friday Contemplation
Grab your notebook and a pen, your coffee or tea. Take a seat outside, in your
room, or wherever you
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Greg Patenaude
Buddhist teacher, writer, lifelong learner and explorer dedicated to figuring out this thing we call life.
Dec
06
Monkey trap.
Everyone knows how a monkey trap works.
Stick a banana or some enticing object into a jar or bottle with
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Nov
29
The truth of suffering.
We see suffering as many things in our life.
We see it as heartbreak and loss. We experience it as
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Nov
22
Carrying it on.
There is great purpose in carrying something.
We live in a world where much of what we do and are
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Nov
19
Friday Contemplation.
Grab your notebook and a pen, your coffee or tea. Take a seat outside, in your
room, or wherever you
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Nov
15
Where do I start?
Integrating your practice can be hard.
You try to be generous, patient and kind.
You try to sit with resistance
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Nov
08
The blocked artist.
In Dzogchen your true nature is introduced as the primordially liberated state
of natural freedom. It can be hard to
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Nov
05
Friday Contemplation.
Grab your notebook and a pen, your coffee or tea. Take a seat outside, in your
room, or wherever you
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Nov
02
Tuesday Inner Circle
The Inner Circle [https://www.lifes.work/inner-circle-join/] is for fellow
travelers on the path who want to connect, share
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Nov
01
The importance of regular retreats.
A retreat forms an integral part of the cycle of a practitioner's life. To
retreat means to step
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