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Who are Your Patron Saints?
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What are Patron Saints?
A brief tribute to the luminaries that embody the causes and legacies that I identify with most. Includes a quick contemplative exercise to help you discover your own patron saints.
Recommended pregame coffee intake: 2 cups (of 4)
What are Patron Saints?
Traditionally, patron saints are key religious figures that act as heavenly advocates for those engaged in specific causes, activiti
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“Once we learn to stably regulate our attention, we can be fully present in our joy, compassion, and love; in turn, we can deny oxygen to our anger, anxiety, and self-cherishing. This is the first step towards lasting inner tranquility.”
― A Primer on Samatha Meditation
― A Primer on Samatha Meditation
“Contemplative practices have a way of gracefully gerrymandering the borders that once rigidly defined self and other.”
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“Samatha meditation is a theologically neutral spiritual practice. No devotion to a deity, guru, or dogma is needed to see remarkable results.”
― A Primer on Samatha Meditation
― A Primer on Samatha Meditation
“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”
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“Once we learn to stably regulate our attention, we can be fully present in our joy, compassion, and love; in turn, we can deny oxygen to our anger, anxiety, and self-cherishing. This is the first step towards lasting inner tranquility.”
― A Primer on Samatha Meditation
― A Primer on Samatha Meditation
“Samatha meditation is a theologically neutral spiritual practice. No devotion to a deity, guru, or dogma is needed to see remarkable results.”
― A Primer on Samatha Meditation
― A Primer on Samatha Meditation
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