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Rob,
By coincidence, I had a painful experience with a yoga teacher today. She was aggressive and mean, and justified her actions by saying she couldn't help me and needed to tell me to go elsewhere.
This is not necessary and is a way of avoidin...
Do you think cultural differences could be helping us miss each other here?
Trevor- what do you think?
Rob-what do you think?
Trevor seems to me to be hanging in there with our North American tendencies to reveal ourselves emotionally, so I am w...
I agree....what would you like to ask!
I think, Trevor, perhaps you are finding your gift here....helping us on the ning open to our own questions....ask away.
I think of power as compassion in action. When I put awakened and power next to each other, i was contrasting that with actions that are driven by patterns.
Most of us will have some patterns at work for a long time yet, and we still have to act ...
Thank you Arthur. This really helps. Yes, I am a person who likes to see into things as deeply as I can. I am quiet and at the same time, I like to speak my mind. After two years on the board, I have not moved into chairing any committees and have...
Some recent experiences in my life are adding to my understanding of the titan realm. In the last 2 years I have participated on a board where programs are developed to deliver services to the public that are funded by tax dollars. This is the rea...
I offer all kinds of suggestions and the patient decides what is most helpful!
When a patient is struggling with their life and is curious about their approach to life and how that may contributing to their struggle, I recommend therapy.
When a ...
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- About Me:
- I practiced vipassana for 2 years and Dzogchen for 7 years. I appreciate the detail and close supervision available in working with Ken. I can hardly believe my good fortune in connecting with this tradition and such deeply developed teachers.
My work is family medicine. Buddhist practice has become the centre of my life. Besides work, fields of awakening include family life with my husband Mark, and our now moved out young adult children. Interests include hiking, nordic skiing, Scandinavian folk dance/music, yoga, and reading. I also go jogging, but mostly because I know it's good for me!
Currently my practice is very challenging, but also very fruitful. Gratefully, my family is, at least up to this point, accepting of the unpredictability of living with a person who is breaking up daily. I know not where it will lead, but it's at the point now where all I can do is keep on keeping on-it seems like I am being carried along on something way more powerful and knowing than I ever imagined and I just try to get into a position where I can stay afloat. I've participated in some river canoeing in the past. It feels a bit like the position I was taught to get into when the canoe capsizes - float on your back, with your gaze ahead so you can see the obstacles coming up, tread water lightly and hopefully you have a lifejacket on. Try to get your canoe and paddle, find an eddy and then back in the boat until the next dump. Hopefully your paddling partner(s) have been able to do the same and you continue your journey together.
- What brought you to the Unfettered Mind community site?
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- At 5:55pm on November 6, 2009,
Arthur said…
- Am I a student of Kens? I have never met him or spoken to him or corresponded with him - so I couldn't call myself his student. I have read and listened to teachings of his. So I have learned from him - what does that make me?
- At 7:34pm on October 20, 2009,
Roger Noble said… - Thank you for your comment. I wanted to respond to your last post on the anger discussion.
Your post was very difficult for me to receive, but I did open to it as much as I was able and I noticed a shift when some of the warmth was received. Really, it was quite magical for me in a very turbulent way if that makes any sense, so, thank you. I have come to enjoy your posts very much. Thank you again.
- At 1:13pm on October 16, 2009,
Pat Harada Linfoot said… - Ken came to our studio for a q+a which was very well-received by the community here in Toronto. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend his workshop in Montreal but heard from Kristin that it was wonderful.
- At 8:53am on October 15, 2009,
Pat Harada Linfoot said…
- Hi Leslie,
It was great meeting you during the retreat. How was re-entry for you after 30 days?
Yea, about my photo, can't seem to find a head shot, only yoga poses!
- At 4:13am on September 14, 2009,
Robert Merchasin said… - that's much better.......
i have wanted to ask you about my sounds on the cushion (hence my request for email address) - were they throat-clearing type noises or more like sigh/moan noises? other? at the time you asked i was not thinking of throat-clearing, which happened a lot......
- At 10:26pm on September 13, 2009,
Robert Merchasin said…
- ps - i love your rilke quote (from the quote forum), which in its larger form i gave to my wife 25 years ago.................
- At 10:24pm on September 13, 2009,
Robert Merchasin said…
- hi leslie -
i was profoundly affected by the retreat - a form of rebirth. I have felt like my blackboard has been erased. i sponsored a little family party at a bar on my way home from the airport - i needed a little space before re-entering the home atmosphere. it was a great inspiration, and eased things for everyone - especially me.
i am interested in helping to organize another retreat next year, and i know there has been some discussion about this among our colleagues, including at least peri and bill gardner. i think we will need an email list of the participants to manage this process. but before that, perhaps a small working group to establish a framework of how to proceed. i imagine others are working on this, but if nothing happens soon, i will begin to work on it.
i would like to be able to communicate with you directly via email - my email address is rmerchasin@mac.com.
please send a note to let me know how your re-entry went - you were there for quite a while.
with best regards - robert merchasin
- At 12:29pm on August 21, 2009,
Greg Littlewood said… - thanks Leslie. Same for me so far!
- At 10:45pm on July 13, 2009,
Ann Braun said… - Here's the view......
- At 5:51pm on July 13, 2009,
Ann Braun said…
- Hi Leslie, How wonderful that you'll be on retreat with Ken at Mandala Center. I went last year and was hoping to be able to attend again, but circumstances have not permitted -- instead I'm doing 10 day retreat close to home -- will be starting on Wednesday. I assume there will be podcasts of the August retreat talks and look forward to them and to hearing about your experiences. I imagine you've seen pictures of the view from the Mandala Center. Here's the view that I'll be enjoying over the coming days.....
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