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How Do I Get Proper Meditational Concentration

A person had this question:How long from first time meditation will one graduate to something as high as kundalini awakening?I have just started my meditation journeybut haven’t been very successful.Mind is never concentrating for more than a few minutes,I tried a lot.Too much chatter, thoughts, distractions, feeling sleepy, itching sensation sometimes like the body itself

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The Simplest Way to Incorporate Surrender Into Everyday Life

Q: What’s the simplest way to incorporate surrender into everyday life that will also benefit my spiritual practice? A: When it comes to surrender outside of sitting practice, there is an approach that is pretty straightforward: when you’re triggered, let go immediately. Delaying only makes it harder. Of course, to have this level of clarity, you

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Life’s Challenges Have A Way To Seek A Deeper Understanding of… Life

I’m not religious… Not one bit, but, I’ve become very ‘spiritual’. Life’s challenges have a way to seek a deeper understanding of… Life. It is often during these life challenges… We seek to better understand: Who ‘we’ really are, what life is really all about, and  what is our place in the “Timeless Wonder of

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We All Want To Produce Thoughts Of Compassion Understanding and Love

. “Zenfully Quool Quotes” By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. When you produce a thought of hatred, anger, or despair, it harms you, and it also harms the world. None of us wants (our legacy) to be continued like that. We all want to produce thoughts of compassion, understanding, and love. When you are able

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For Those New to Meditation These ‘Insights’ Will Be Inspiring

“Meditation” can cover a broad spectrum of particularities. To some, Meditation is accomplished when in a reverie … just by being in a garden or out in nature. It can also be when you simply put your monkey minds thoughts away and just… Be. You can just ‘Be’ while riding a bike, swimming, kayaking, hiking…

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The Start of 2020

Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.

After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.

Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.

We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.