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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>Sutras of Patanjali &#8211; Book IV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought I should finish this off. So today is the fourth section from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali today. Part 3 focused on the results of union. Part 4 focuses on illumination. The higher and lower siddhis (or powers) are gained by incarnation, or by drugs, words of power, intense desire or by meditation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silent Illumination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not entirely sure why Japanese Zen split into the soto and rinzai sects. Auckland Zen Centre practises Integral Zen, which I don&#8217;t really know a lot about, but it&#8217;s an interesting thought. And then there&#8217;s the thought of meditation stages:- counting the breath, focusing on the single breath, and I guess focusing on nothing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sutras of Patanjali &#8211; Book III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Union Achieved And Its Results]]></description>
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		<title>The Third Eye</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Open your eye and all is light]]></description>
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		<title>Sutras of Patanjali &#8211; Book II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The steps to union]]></description>
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		<title>Sutras of Patanjali &#8211; Book I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learnings from Raja Yoga for the Zen practitioner]]></description>
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