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The official answer: One. Just one. I’ll explain. (If you’re wondering what Hardcore Dharma is, check out my introductory post).  Last night we concluded our discussion of the Eightfold Path by talking about the third sub-division of the path: samadhi, or meditation. Ethan began with the question, “Aren’t we always meditating?” When the scoffing died down,…

From the desk of: MiniMoFo Re: volution Sitting on his cushion at 6:12AM, thoughts began flooding in.  “Need to call Barry”.  “Need to pay storage bill.” “Need to write post for IDP.”  “Should start running again.” Don’t attach; don’t push away; observe.  He started observing his thoughts; “Oh look at me thinking about how I should start running again.”  Wait,…

It amazes me when I think about how interconnected mothers and daughters are and how we shape each other over generations. As I look at the path of my life, I realize that I would have never have gotten to where I am if my mom had not been there to show me how, just…

That Hope and Fear image that Ethan included in his last post was designed by IDP Teacher Juan-Carlos Castro to accompany his talk called “No Fear of Fear”, which addresses the fear of space and tactics of avoiding space. Lucky for you all the talk is now up on our podcast form.   You can…
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