Bringing Meditation to Life with Neil McKinlay

Neil McKinlay
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Bringing Meditation to Life with Neil McKinlay

In Bringing Meditation to Life, Neil McKinlay reflects upon the potent intersection of meditation and everyday living. Complimenting his own experience as a household practitioner with wisdom from a wide range of sources, he consider the ways daily living and meditation practice illuminate and enrich one another. Short enough for a single sitting. Deep enough to affect your practice and life.

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    The Path Of The Difficult With Jules Faye

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  2. 11/23/2022

    The Practice Of Pausing

    Finding time for meditation is a challenge for many of us. In the midst jam-packed schedules and hurried lives, finding time for practice can be a considerable challenge. Fortunately, a basic understanding and a few available moments are all we need to bring meditation alive for ourselves. These are all we need to engage the practice of pausing.

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  5. 09/16/2022

    Developing Presence With Julia Simmons

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  6. 09/02/2022

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    Isn't That Interesting With Eric Manning

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  8. 08/03/2022

    Practice Like Jerry

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In Bringing Meditation to Life, Neil McKinlay reflects upon the potent intersection of meditation and everyday living. Complimenting his own experience as a household practitioner with wisdom from a wide range of sources, he consider the ways daily living and meditation practice illuminate and enrich one another. Short enough for a single sitting. Deep enough to affect your practice and life.

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