a radiance hidden in the heart of darkness
sesshin ends. last sit together. sitting with those here. sitting with those who left. with those who never came. with those who couldn’t...
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ninamorena806
- Nov 13, 2020
- 2 min
Hug your Hulk
I swing them violently by the hair from side to side across my head. It's the recurrent dream again. I wake up. Hulk says good morning. I...
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georgia morley
- Dec 19, 2018
- 4 min
this practice has a lifeline of highs and lows
It is hard to put into words my experience of the past 6 days silent meditation and yoga retreat. This surprises me as this was my 3rd...
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hamid ebadi
- Oct 19, 2018
- 3 min
today, i hold myself
I write this as it is approaching three months since I spent six days on a silent meditation retreat in the hills of Monchique, Portugal....
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hamid ebadi
- Aug 20, 2018
- 10 min
journey of coming home
MAITRI RETREATS AND HAMID EBADI – AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF ‘COMING HOME’ “Meditation is a bodily practice.” I will never ever forget...
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jennifer stretton
- Oct 17, 2017
- 6 min
my first foray into zen
Hi everyone, my name is Jennifer. I attended one of Hamid's retreats a few years ago and I thought it could be nice to share my blog post...
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