Past Stray Thoughts
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February 2018
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The End of All Seeking
Barry
(Spirituality)
2018-02-02 19:23:59
When there is grasping, there is entanglement. When there is entanglement, unbound spaciousness...
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The End of All Seeking
Barry
(Spirituality)
2018-02-02 19:23:59
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January 2018
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Walking Meditation and Mindfulness
Barry
(Meditation)
2018-01-20 12:00:58
In 2007, I was on a Vipassana retreat led by Ven. Chanmyay Sayadaw and learned to practice walking...
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Walking Meditation and Mindfulness
Barry
(Meditation)
2018-01-20 12:00:58
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December 2017
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If You Think You Are a Person, You've Been Had
Barry
(Spirituality)
2017-12-30 05:47:05
The title above is a quote from Alan Watts. One might feel this seems intended to cajole...
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Christmas and New Year Reflections and Wishes
Barry
(Religion)
2017-12-23 11:05:39
This time of year, I can't help but notice how far much of Christianity has deviated from the...
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Disentangling
Barry
(Spirituality)
2017-12-11 07:08:56
A frequent topic in discussion groups about awakening is whether or not there is a self and if...
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The Beginning and End of Searching
Barry
(Spirituality)
2017-12-05 23:52:03
When did you first start searching for answers? When did you first realize that you weren't seeing the...
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If You Think You Are a Person, You've Been Had
Barry
(Spirituality)
2017-12-30 05:47:05
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November 2017
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What Can Happen to Love After Awakening
Barry
(Spirituality)
2017-11-25 18:40:45
In 2006, I was asked by the abbot of the retreat center I was attending to host meditation groups...
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What Thirteen Year Olds Think About
Barry
(Spirituality)
2017-11-25 18:01:05
My son and I spent the day in San Francisco yesterday. Driving back, as we were leaving the...
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Stages of Awakening
Barry
(Meditation)
2017-11-20 10:55:00
What does it mean to awaken? Are we awakening from something or are we awakening to something? In...
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What Can Happen to Love After Awakening
Barry
(Spirituality)
2017-11-25 18:40:45
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July 2017
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To Self or Not to Self
Barry
(Spirituality)
2017-07-03 21:10:34
It has been said that words bind the boundless. One way in which that is true: Many traditions...
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Union and Salvation
Barry
(Spirituality)
2017-07-03 18:04:15
There seems to be a cyclical pattern inherent in all religions that brings about the decline of...
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To Self or Not to Self
Barry
(Spirituality)
2017-07-03 21:10:34
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May 2016
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Nothing So Charming as the Present
Barry
(Spirituality)
2010-08-06 22:48:00
An old college buddy asked, "If the present is so charming, why does my mind wander away from the...
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Varieties of Enlightenment
Barry
(Spirituality)
2010-06-14 19:53:00
Back in the mid-seventies I was in the Air Force, and was stationed on Pope Air Force Base near...
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Nothing So Charming as the Present
Barry
(Spirituality)
2010-08-06 22:48:00
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Went to Calaveras Big Trees State Park with the Sacramento Trail Mix meetup group today. Checkout the event posting on the Trail Mix site. The South Grove is particularly nice. The North Grove is closer to the park entrance and is more touristy.