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		<title>The divine abodes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m wondering whether Patanjali came before or after Buddha. It strikes me from time to time that there is a strong connection between Buddhism and The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Section 1.33 of Patanjali&#8217;s Yoga Sutras is an interesting case in point. By generating and cultivating the intent and deep feelings (bhavanatas) of friendliness and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End of Karma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The promise of Buddhism is to end pain and suffering. Or as it's called in Prakrit, dukka.  What's curious about life is that there are particular situations that seem to be triggers for dukka. And I think in the western world, at least, they are money and relationships with perhaps a third thrown in there, at least as we grow older - death.  Or perhaps that's my own constellation...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/the-end-of-karma/</link>
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		<title>Lessons from the Sopranos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The result of not letting stuff go]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/lessons-from-the-sopranos/</link>
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		<title>The Incredible Lightness of Being</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To tame the bull give it a wide open field]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/the-incredible-lightness-of-being/</link>
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		<title>Obsessive Compulsion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In psychosynthesis today we examined the long pattern of obsessive compulsion]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/obsessive-compulsion/</link>
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		<title>NAC (2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the root of focus?]]></description>
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		<title>Subhuti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Subhuti sends me back to Metta]]></description>
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