| Tom Shepherd Life Center Transcendental Meditation - violence is a weakness - calm is a source of strength - all psychoactive drugs are poisons - they destroy life - only the calm, gentle and sober are truly free - by relaxing your mind, you can eliminate pain - |
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| i am a part of you left click on forehead you are a part of me | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inner Direction Peace is Within You It is Free If you are quiet If you avoid intoxicants - avoid harsh words - avoid idle chat - focus inwardly learn more |
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How to Eliminate Pain Sit comfortably with your spine reasonably erect Relax yur limbs, mouth eyes . Focus on breathing slowly . Be still . . . still . . . still . If you are totally relaxed ~ mentally & physically ~ you will abate mental and physical pain, disease. |
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| Transcendental Meditation stimulates creativity and sanity . . . Meditation extinguishes anger and delusion - Kindle innermost peace through transcendental meditation THERAVADA MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS |
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| ~ Father Tom Shepherd ~ I am your protector - friend father - teacher - brother Prince of Peace - Buddha - Dharma |
Transcendental Meditation stimulates creativity and sanity . . . Meditation extinguishes anger and delusion. - Kindle innermost peace through transcendental meditaition THERAVADA MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS |
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The Creative Process Dissolves Negative Thinking Be of Sound Mind. Avoid ALL chemical poisons, including alcoholic & caffeine beverages and psychoactive drugs. Stimulate your creativity through quiet transcendental meditation. That you may thus find eternal peace. Sunset Scene Moonlit Surf Meditation Autumn Scene - A Panoramic Stroll meditation guidelines ~ benefits + |
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| The Seaman's Chapel of the Sky & Sea may peace reign throughout the universe - we are ONE family -there are NO divisions i am one with the universe ~ i am a part of you ~ you are a part of me ~ awareness of self is extinguished PEACE REIGNS WITHIN YOU, PROVIDING IT IS YOUR WILL ~ |
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| A christ is a teacher - a budda or a dharma is one who practices/teaches Buddhism - a Budda finds peace - NIRVANA - through non-attachment - the greatest achievement is selflessness ~ non-attachment to objects ~ if you learn to totally relax, you will automatically eliminate mental and physical pain ~ remember ~ the world is constantly changing ~ nothing is permanent ~ ~ attachment is a primary source of unhappiness ~ let go of fixations on pain ~ eliminate animal foods from ur diet ~ fast on a daily blend of fresh citric fruit juices ~ vegie leaves ~ carrots ~ broccoli heads ~ 2-4 garlic cloves ~ 2 tbsps.apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup steamed shelled soybeans w/ bell peppers provides protein, vits, minerals ~ briskly walk at least a half mile every morning at daybreak ~ before smog sets in About Buddhism The Four Noble Truths The Eightfold Path SUGGESTIONS FOR FINDING INNER PEACE: talk only when necessary avoid the use of harsh words that offend others ~ avoid idle chat ~ avoid intoxicants and those who use them ~ + learn how to consciously redirect your attention in order to alter your state of consciousness from anxiety to serenity (nirvana) scientific meditation methods |
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| ~ ANGER IS SELF-INDUCED ~ ELIMINATE ANGER THROUGH MEDITATION~ PAIN CAN BE ELIMINATED THROUGH FASTING, EXERCISE & MEDITATION "Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members" "The only thing that can bring you peace is your self" Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ Transcendentalist Emerson's Lecture The World's Greatest Thinkers & Leaders Have All Been Transcendentalists Read About The Egalitarian World Nation & Its Leaders WE ARE ALL LEADERS WHEN WE PRACTICE EGALITARIAN PRINCIPLES OF LIVING. |
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| A christ is a teacher - a budda or a dharma is one who practices/teaches Buddhism - a Buddhist does not believe in a god, in a soul or in a hereafter - About Buddhism The Four Noble Truths The Eightfold Path alter your consciousness from negative to positive x |
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| My Journey into Buddhism A thorough explanation of the concepts of American Humanist Buddhism by Buddha Tom 'Stetson' Shepherd |
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