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	<title>Blending Zen &#187; Zen</title>
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		<title>What Truly Remains?</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2009/01/07/what-truly-remains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Koans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treeleaf member Aswini posted some of my blog post on the forum and equated it to his own life.  I was interested to see what the responses would be.  Jundo posted a whopper of a question in response.  One that I&#8217;ll be meditating on for what I imagine to be a long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dharma of Each Other</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/10/24/the-dharma-of-each-other/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/10/24/the-dharma-of-each-other/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Roshi Joan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a Buddhist teacher, author and founder of the Upaya Zen Centre, Roshi Joan Halifax has dedicated her life to service.  Christopher Mccann listens to her stories.
Photo by: Meridel Rubenstein
I am sitting with Roshi Joan Halifax. She is propped up on pillows, her eyes steady and deep despite the pain in her body. She has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cynicism and truth, part 1</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/10/17/cynicism-and-truth-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/10/17/cynicism-and-truth-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barefootbhakti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buddhism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Skepticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I look forward to my weekly podcasts with The ID project – Ethan Nicturne’s unique and modern interpretation of Buddhism is educational, honest, and entertaining. This week the topic was Cynicism and the 3 pillars of zen. As a religious refugee, his talk hit upon a lot of thoughts I’ve had lately and he put [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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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>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/09/08/zen-meditation-really-does-clear-the-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

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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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unlearning]]></category>

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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>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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		<category><![CDATA[Buddhism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category>

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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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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category>

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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>The Good, The Bad &amp; The Labels</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/03/29/the-good-the-bad-the-labels/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/03/29/the-good-the-bad-the-labels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blendingzen.org/blog/?p=12</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I came home from work Thursday and my wife was in our bathroom getting ready for work, she works nights.  I sit on the edge of the bed while our son is occupying himself with his toy cars, and my wife Jenni asks a simple question&#8230;how was your day?
I immediately thought back on the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Less Mormon and More Scott.</title>
		<link>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/02/12/less-mormon-and-more-scott/</link>
		<comments>http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/02/12/less-mormon-and-more-scott/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ScottyDoo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(post imported from old blog at mormonzen.com) 
So I&#8217;ve been trying to write a blog post for some time now.  Only my second one and I&#8217;m stumped.  That can&#8217;t be good.
When I first came up with the idea and bought the domain I was really excited.  It seemed like the perfect concept for [...]]]></description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zen]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blendingzen.org/?p=1</guid>
		<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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