A 2008 selfcentered story for you
posted by Max Simon on January 03, 2009 at 10:02 AM
As the new-year approaches, I wanted to take this opportunity
to share with you the selfcentered story from 2008 - both for
your entertainment and for my release. So here goes.
In the last twelve months, I’m convinced that I have learned
more about life, love, business, silence, and success than I
have in the last twenty-six years of my life. My story, which
seems to be unfolding totally out of my control and
simultaneously completely guided by my own wisdom, has
been nothing short of a rollercoaster.
I began this year with a vision – to inspire one million people
to meditate. I had no idea how I was going to reach them (or
who I was talking to for that matter) but none-the-less, I was
fired up. It was a big dream; and I had a plan, money to get me
through the first phase, and more courage than I myself
expected. Blend that with a strong ego and a willful desire to
succeed and I had the ingredients for meditation domination.
Or so I thought.
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the selfcentered story - chapter one
posted by Max Simon on December 15, 2008 at 09:23 PM
I would like to tell you a sweet little story about a powerful
movement that is changing the world one meditation at a
time so get cozy, grab a cup of hot apple cider, and curl up
next to the fire. This one will warm your heart.
Growing up, I used to be really annoying (haha...how's that
for an opening?). Because I was SO much smaller than
everyone else (4'11" in high school), I unconsciously
cultivated a nasty case of little-man's syndrome. If someone
wasn't paying attention to me, I got louder. If I still wasn't
heard, I would do something outrageous, like insult them,
to get their attention. From all angles, it wasn't pretty.
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The selfcentered Pay It Forward Experiment
posted by Max Simon on December 04, 2008 at 08:20 AM
Life is such a roller-coaster.
After my powerful time in silence at the 10-day retreat, integration
back into world has been more challenging than I expected. The
traffic has felt more intense, the noise has been louder, and the
world has seemed more chaotic.
My refuge has been silence, stillness, and our tribe.
From this, I am more convinced than ever that selfcentered has
something worthy to offer this world. In fact, I believe we have
two invaluable offerings: meditation & community.
So with this in mind, we have decided to test something bold.
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The Fermentation of Light
posted by Arsenio Rodriguez on November 04, 2008 at 12:55 AM
The Fermentation of Light, my heart notes in passing by, some of which have been shared with you in this cyber space, is now available at Amazon.Com. The foreword written by Deepak describes the book as follows; “The poems contained in this beautiful volume are full of seeking, longing, sensitivity, vulnerability, pain, anguish, joy, love, and the intoxication of divine ecstasy. They are the flavors through which the human heart expresses itself as it searches for unity consciousness.”
Ever since I can remember I have been mesmerized by the incredible phenomenon of being alive and aware. The magic of it all. Throughout my youth, I was desperately searching for the meaning of this ephemeral beauty that bloomed and withered in a short span of time, and that seemed to be unevenly distributed in terms of peoples opportunities for joy and choice.
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International Day of Peace
posted by Diane Williams on September 22, 2008 at 10:10 AM
International Day of Peace, September 21st http://internationaldayofpeace.org
is devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.
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Global Cures
posted by Kanika Sethi on August 29, 2008 at 06:48 PM
Some of you may have caught Deepak Chopra's show on Syrius/XM radio a few weeks ago when he spoke with Vikas Sukhatme, a renoun physician and cancer researcher at Harvard Medical School. Vikas and his wife Vidula have started a brilliant organization called Global Cures.
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The Little Korean Mozart
posted by Mallika Chopra on July 20, 2008 at 07:20 AM
One of our bloggers sent this video to me - this little 5 year old girl, adopted by her parents, is a musical genius. Watch how she listens to music once, and then plays...
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Timeless times
posted by Arsenio Rodriguez on July 03, 2008 at 09:46 PM
These are timeless times
those that are always gone,
the inevitable ones.
They gather like north winds
their cold fingers piercing the skin.
All lights in the distance are twinkling
senselessly.
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This Omnivore's Dilemma
posted by Kanika Sethi on June 15, 2008 at 11:51 AM
I consider myself a "foodie" in every sense of the word. I LOVE to eat good food, fresh food, home cooked food, gourmet food, food that I've tried from many different parts of the world, even fast food (well, some of it...). One of my favorite activities is deciphering the ingredients in a dish served at a restaurant. Was that lemongrass in my curry? A little bit of dried coriander? Was it honey that made the dish sweeter or brown sugar?
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