Bodhipaksa's Blog, page 18
December 15, 2013
Santa is a black man
Creative Commons photo by Eric C. Castro
Found here: https://medium.com/a-world-without-inequality/7df5bfd62f47?
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December 13, 2013
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Santa Claus is a Black man
Well, he was Turkish, anyway, and I don't think many Fox News presenters consider Turks to be white.?
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We're down to the last six days
Reshared post from +Wildmind
We're into the last six days of our Free Bodhi Campaign. Here's why you should donate, and how you'll benefit.
Free Bodhi!
Our Indiegogo campaign, Free Bodhi, is going well. We’ve raised over $13,000 of our $22,000 target, with six days to go. Why are we raising funds? Wildmin
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My Florida retreat
• The theme is self-compassion
• It's happening near Sarasota, Feb 21–23
• The title is "How to Stop Beating Yourself Up"
• So far there are 11 people going?
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8 traits of successful people
Here's the list, although you really should read the full article:
1. Stay Busy
2. Just Say No
3. Know What You Are
4. Build Networks
5. Create Good Luck
6. Have Grit
7. Make Awesome Mistakes
8. Find Mentors?
8 Things The World’s Most Successful People All Have In Common
Looking at scientific research we find a number of traits and behaviors most successful people have in common. Here they are with ways to cultivate them.
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December 12, 2013
Another milestone reached
The Free Bodhi Fund
Seeking seed money to employ a business manager for Wildmind so we can free Bodhipaksa up to write, create, and benefit more people by teaching meditation.
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The Free Bodhi project is now 53% funded!
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Join us on January 1st for our 28 Day Meditation Challenge, “Sit : Breathe : Love”
From January 1 to January 28, as part of our Year of Going Deeper, we’re running a meditation challenge.
This 28 Day Meditation Challenge, called Sit : Breathe : Love, has the aim of helping you to set up the habit of meditating daily.
The benefits of regular meditation have been demonstrated again and again in multiple studies. Meditating makes you happier, is good for your health, protects your brain from aging, boosts your intelligence, and helps reduce pain, stress, and depression.
But it’s not easy to set up a regular meditation practice.
So we’re here to help you!
The Aim
The aims in the 28 Day Challenge are:
To work toward building up a daily habit of meditation
If possible, to sit every day for 28 days
How the Challenge Works
We set the bar for success low; although we hope you’ll meditate for 20 to 40 minutes a day, a “successful” day is one in which you’ve done some form of sitting meditation for at least five minutes — because there are Days Like That, aren’t there?
In the 28 Day Challenge we’ll teach you how to find a comfortable meditation posture (“Sit”); we’ll teach you how to calm your mind and settle agitated emotions by practicing the mindfulness of breathing (“Breathe”); and we’ll teach you how to appreciate yourself and others more through the practice of lovingkindness (“Love”). Hence, Sit : Breathe : Love”. We’ll also teach you walking meditation.
You’ll receive an email every day containing meditation instructions. We’ll also send you links to guided meditations.
There is also an online community where you can share your experiences and receive support and encouragement from other participants in the challenge. If you already have a Google account, then joining the Community is easy. Even if you don’t have a Google account, it’s simple to set one up. We’ll send you a link to the community once you register.
Donate!
The challenge is free, although we do appreciate donations. In fact, we need donations to cover our running costs. Please make a donation right now using the Paypal button below.
Register!
To participate, sign up for the challenge (and any other of the Year of Going Deeper events that take your fancy) using the form below.
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Wildmind
Meditation Newsletter
Sit : Breathe : Love #1 (Jan 1 – 28, 2014)
100 Days of Lovingkindness (Jan 31 – May 10)
Sit : Breathe : Love #2 (May 13 – Jun 9, 2014)
60 Days to Jhana (Jun 6 – Aug 10, 2014)
Sit : Breathe : Love #3 (Aug 13 – Sep 9, 2014)
42 Days: 6 Elements (Sep 12 – Oct 23, 2014)
Sit : Breathe : Love #4 (Oct 27 – Nov 23, 2014)
4 Weeks of Insight (Nov 28 – Dec 25, 2014)
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December 11, 2013
This is disturbing.?
Freakishly realistic telemarketing robots are denying they’re robots
This is how it starts, people. First we get our chatbots to sound and act realistic — and then we get them to convince everyone they’re actually human. Listen to this crazy conversation between Time’s Michael Scherer and a telemarketing robot who refuses to admit her true artificial nature.
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I'll be sad to say goodbye to my current unit of Glass, even though I don't use it much these days.?
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