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~ Interviews & articles

~ interview with Ajay

“If you are not always reacting, you can see that every situation is new. You see that whatever is happening now is entirely new, and has nothing to do with our projections and expectations. The point is that it is possible to see what really is, from the freshness, from the life, and not let the past govern our lives. Being oneself means not letting the past govern the life. Then we go beyond the tendencies into the vastness.”

~ article about Open Dharma (also in Spanish and French)

“It means saying a big 'yes' to life, and running away from nothing. It's not easy. The problem is that each one of us had an idea of how meditation should look, and we try to fight anything that strays from that view.”

~ meditating with Open Dharma

“Lying down for meditation is “filled with surprising benefits for experienced meditators, who have perhaps managed to master a degree of mind control and can sit in silent meditation without much effort, but the loss of control experienced in lying down meditation can open new doors of understanding and vision for them.”

~ “Call me a pregnant woman”

“Other miracles: many 'serious practitioners' walk into our home listless but forget their drama within minutes of playing peek-a-boo.”

~ “Home stretch”

“Delighting in being willing and welcomed to love completely.”

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