By James Baraz — 2010
Insight teacher James Baraz teaches how to train mindfulness with sitting meditation from the Vipassana tradition.
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There are two essential elements to the spiritual path says this popular teacher from the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa: understanding that you’re already enlightened, already perfect in wisdom right here and now, and accessing that natural wakefulness through spiritual practice.
The Buddha said that "everything we need to know about life can be found inside this fathom-long body.
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Happiness is your birthright, your natural state. Beneath all the frightening or depressing stories you tell yourself lies a deeper level of intrinsic peace and well-being.
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“You have studied so many things in life, now I ask you to study yourself.
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