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Jack Kornfield

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Write to Meditate

Write to Meditate

Taking pen to paper can do more than help you express your...

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Your Meditation Garden

Your Meditation Garden

It’s easy to create a space in your home to meditate.

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Say "Om" to Cure Disease

Say "Om" to Cure Disease

Using meditation to combat the effects of illness.

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Meditation via Walking

Meditation via Walking

Walking can be a meditative, but active way of listening to...

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Brain Benefits

Brain Benefits

Studies are looking at the effects of meditation on brain...

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AIDS Slowed By Meditation?

AIDS Slowed By Meditation?

Could the simple practice of meditating significantly help...

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More Being, Less Talking

More Being, Less Talking

A new technique, rooted in Buddhist teachings, called “...

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