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		<title>The Yoga of Christ</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/10/26/the-yoga-of-christ/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This has  been a long overdue post. My apologies.  This is part two to Philip G. McLemore&#8217;s previous article titled Mormon Mantras: A Journey of Spiritual Transformation from Sunstone Magazine.
Like the last one, this is a long read, about 16 pages, but again, well worth it. In this one he goes more in depth about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Action Day 2008: Nourishing Awareness</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-2008-nourishing-awareness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Master Teachings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nourishing Awareness
Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk and poet born in central Vietnam, is a Leader of the social action movement known as Engaged Buddhism. He was nominated for the 1967 Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King, Jr. In &#8220;Peace Is Every Step,&#8221; he presents a meditation which helps North Americans and Europeans to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zen Meditation Really Does Clear the Mind</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/09/08/zen-meditation-really-does-clear-the-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Science confirms what Zennists have known all along!

Study (Emory University): Zen Meditation Really Does Clear the Mind
By Charles Q. Choi, Special to LiveScience
02 September 2008
The seemingly nonsensical Zen practice of &#8220;thinking about not thinking&#8221; could help free the mind of distractions, new brain scans reveal.
This suggests Zen meditation could help treat attention deficit and hyperactivity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Mindful Meditation</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/07/20/introduction-to-mindful-meditation/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/07/20/introduction-to-mindful-meditation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started an online meditation course this week.
The course was put together by the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.  I had come across the website audiodharma.org some time ago and have spent time listening to the various talks available in mp3 on the site.
There was one series in particular that interested me titled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>morphing</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/07/11/morphing/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/07/11/morphing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barefootbhakti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week brought me some new insight. My business partner at the Yoga Studio is both a marriage/family counselor and a Yoga Therapist. The philosophy of Yoga therapy falls right in line with my own experience; that the body speaks to us and that we have everything that we need inside of ourselves for our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Way of Unlearning</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/05/30/the-way-of-unlearning/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/05/30/the-way-of-unlearning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 06:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read this post awhile ago on the blog &#8220;The Zennist&#8221; (not the dark zen newsletter by same name), and just came back to it tonight.  I really feel that this touches on the point that I&#8217;m at right now.  I need to unlearn alot of things in order to allow my mind [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mormon Mantras: A Journey of Spiritual Transformation</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/05/16/mormon-mantras-a-journey-of-spiritual-transformation/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/05/16/mormon-mantras-a-journey-of-spiritual-transformation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 03:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sattva brought to my attention a wonderful article that was written for Sunstone magazine titled &#8220;Mormon Mantras: A Journey of Spiritual Transformation&#8221;  by Philip G. McLemore.  She wanted me to share it with you all here as she felt that in this article he eloquently explained the differences between spirituality and Mormonism.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing Holy: A Zen Primer</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/05/09/nothing-holy-a-zen-primer/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/05/09/nothing-holy-a-zen-primer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing Holy: A Zen Primer
By Norman Fischer
Most of us associate Zen with black robes and rock gardens, but do we really know what it is? Norman Fischer takes us through the principles and practices of the major schools of Zen.
1. A Zen Wave
Like ocean waters, intellectual currents are always in motion. They churn up organic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Zen Mind: A Documentary</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/04/20/the-zen-mind-a-documentary/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/04/20/the-zen-mind-a-documentary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got a copy of this wonderful documentary from EmptyMind Films titled:  &#8220;The Zend Mind: A Zen Journey Across Japan&#8221;.  It was a beautifully done film and I recommend you check it out.  Here&#8217;s a intro for the video from EMF on YouTube.

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		<title>Zen In Everyday Living</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/02/11/hello-world-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/02/11/hello-world-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Tu Hoang
I seem to keep a lot of things on my mind. Thinking about work and worrying about my job security, wondering about my relationship with family and friends, trying to figure out where to invest my money, having to buy a new set of tires for the car, engrossed in the war [...]]]></description>
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