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	<title>Meditation Village &#187; being present</title>
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		<title>Is &#8216;Unhappiness&#8217; a requirement for Happiness?</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/is-unhappiness-a-requirement-for-happiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner peace]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thich Nhat Hanh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is so much talk about happiness today that it seems like anything that makes us happy is good and anything that falls under the &#8216;unhappiness&#8217; umbrella is bad only to chase the things that create the former and avoid the things that make us feel the latter.    Has the pendulum swung [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stillness &amp; Effort</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/stillness-effort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Less: Accomplishing More by doing less]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A yogi instructed in class the other day that, &#8220;the only effort you need to expend is the effort it takes to bring you to the present moment.&#8221; All of our decisions, choices, and actions are best made from this moment. Not &#8220;in reaction to&#8221; but rather from a place of stillness, only accessible in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation at Work</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/meditation-at-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 00:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to be mindful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner peace]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[overcoming suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After meditation practice, I often feel peaceful, calm, serene, a sense of connection, openness, inner joy and relaxation &#8230; and then I go to work &#8230; and poof within the hour my connection to this inner state has disappeared. Where does it go?  How do we cultivate a more mindful work environment? Can we make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8220;patience&#8221; a state of mind?</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/is-patience-a-state-of-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/is-patience-a-state-of-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I struggle with patience.  Two phrases make me cringe, &#8216;be patient&#8217; and &#8216;have faith.&#8217; I don&#8217;t know why. Is it because I am immature or childish and I just want what I want now? Does one have patience because they have faith and trust or is patience something that transcends the content of thoughts and better understood in the context of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inner Practice</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/inner-practice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/inner-practice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>YeShey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YeShey's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contentment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to meditate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inner Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner transformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[master the mind]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every time I sit down to discuss my practice with my teacher; the first thing that he always reminds me is that the inner practice is the most important. I also hear  Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo commenting again and again on the need for each of us to watch our mind.    What if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways to Get Present, Now</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/five-ways-to-get-present-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/five-ways-to-get-present-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breath and meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decreasing suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relaxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why meditate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are five ways to get into the moment when you&#8217;ve lost your center and stess has taken over. Maybe you have heard all of these words of wisdom before; however, here is the medtitative or yogic perspective.  Remember, our mind, attachment to our thoughts, our stories, are the source of our suffering (stress); in order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why are you meditating? What&#8217;s your motivation?</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/why-are-you-meditating-whats-your-motivation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/why-are-you-meditating-whats-your-motivation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily pracitice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to meditate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[learn how to meditate]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=566</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ “Why am I meditating?” is the single most important question to ask and answer for yourself as you begin. Honestly, some early mornings, my motivation or goals, or hopes for some future state of mind are the only reason I meditate.  Knowing, honestly why you are meditating will help you get onto the cushion when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Seven Mindfulness Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/top-seven-mindfulness-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/top-seven-mindfulness-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[breathing long and deep]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=498</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In becoming more mindful we create more presence, peace and joy for ourselves and the world around us regardless of what is happening ‘out there.’ It is not just a tactic to reduce stress in the moment, but mindfulness creates a stable foundation to our lives and a more effective way of being in the world. How do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too busy to meditate?</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/too-busy-to-meditate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/too-busy-to-meditate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=402</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s ironic that the #1 reason (we hear) people don’t’ meditate is “I am too busy.” “I will start meditating when things calm down a bit,” “I will start my meditation practice when things are less hectic, when my children get a little older and there is more peace and quiet in the house.”  Hey, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“The hardest thing to do in the world is to show-up”</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/%e2%80%9cthe-hardest-thing-to-do-in-the-world-is-to-show-up%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/%e2%80%9cthe-hardest-thing-to-do-in-the-world-is-to-show-up%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jon Kabat-Zinn]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[non-resistance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was watching Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness lecture to Google employees on Youtube and as he spoke these words or something like them I thought “that’s it, isn’t it?” It seems for most of us, or the people I hang-out with, once we start whittling down our wants and needs, once we get past the “once X [...]]]></description>
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