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		<title>Thrifty Zen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, the hermitage has been quiet for some time now! Actually, I&#8217;ve been quite busy posting on my main site, In My MInd&#8217;s Zen Garden, that I haven&#8217;t had the chance to update my other blogs. Which incidentally, brings up the question&#8230; What other blogs do I have on the Web? . . . . [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=randomguru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=202419&amp;post=37&amp;subd=randomguru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Being Compassionate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I see too many so-called Christians out there who aren&#8217;t so compassionate. I mean, they seem devoted to the teachings of Jesus Christ but they don&#8217;t really follow many of his true teachings. Perhaps it&#8217;s the way Americans are competitive and into sports. That sports mentality of winning carries over into daily life. I just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=randomguru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=202419&amp;post=34&amp;subd=randomguru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Harsh Criticism vs Compassion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not really into tough love&#8230; Here&#8217;s why. Sometimes my Mom and Dad are really hard on me. They criticize me for every little thing. They will tell you right away when you&#8217;ve gained weight. And when you finally lose some weight they criticize you for looking too thin. Then, what really hurts is the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=randomguru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=202419&amp;post=29&amp;subd=randomguru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>is finding $17,000 and keeping it considered stealing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had been debating this quandry in my mind lately&#8230; and I wrote about it over here already, but I wanted to write more about this issue here in relation to Buddhist teachings. Here&#8217;s the thread on Rice Bowl Journals: Honesty is Stupid? And here&#8217;s the news article: Philipppine Driver Returns Lost Money MANILA, Philippines—He [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=randomguru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=202419&amp;post=25&amp;subd=randomguru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>the journey is within&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My personal dream has always been to travel&#8230; to India, to Nepal, to the Himalayas&#8230; to all those holy lands and temples. My reasoning is to journey to these special places to gain from the inspiration and experience of having visited these places in person. What if&#8230; there is no possible way that you are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=randomguru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=202419&amp;post=27&amp;subd=randomguru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>imperfection and the world&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often ponder why there is so much suffering in the world. But when you think about it, without us humans, the world could be considered a perfect place. It is us humans who criticize each other for our imperfections. It is us humans who are unhappy with how we perceive the world and must [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=randomguru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=202419&amp;post=26&amp;subd=randomguru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>there never really was a spoon&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://randomguru.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/there-never-really-was-a-spoon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neo: Have you ever had that feeling where you&#8217;re not sure you&#8217;re awake or still dreaming? Morpheus: Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=randomguru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=202419&amp;post=24&amp;subd=randomguru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>a very intriguing tibetan yoga practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I confess I&#8217;ve never seen anything like it before. It&#8217;s definitely unlike hatha yoga and it&#8217;s various schools, yet is more than 1,000 years old. The lotus posture is the only asana I recognize, and some of the movements appear pretty &#8220;wild&#8221; compared to Hatha Yoga traditions.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=randomguru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=202419&amp;post=23&amp;subd=randomguru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>the ten things to be done</title>
		<link>http://randomguru.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-ten-things-to-be-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an excerpt from Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines: III. THE TEN THINGS TO BE DONE (1) Attach thyself to a religious preceptor endowed with spiritual power and complete knowledge. (2) Seek a delightful solitude endowed with psychic influences as a hermitage. (3) Seek friends who have beliefs and habits like thine own and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=randomguru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=202419&amp;post=22&amp;subd=randomguru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>the himalayas&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://randomguru.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/the-himalayas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ this little entry is dedicated to danette... thank you for inspiring me to continue writing here, as I have been on hiatus and was beginning to lose my focus ] . . . . I&#8217;ve recently written an entry over here about a dream I have always had, of traveling to The Himalayas. But, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=randomguru.wordpress.com&amp;blog=202419&amp;post=21&amp;subd=randomguru&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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