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	<title>Meditation Village &#187; why meditate</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>
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		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></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>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>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=646</guid>
		<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>What are you making most important in your day right now?</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/what-are-you-making-most-important-in-your-day-right-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/what-are-you-making-most-important-in-your-day-right-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daily practice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[reduce stress]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ekhart Tolle uses the question, &#8220;what are you making most important in your day right now?&#8221; to ask yourself everyday to bring peace and purpose to your life.
For a week I did it and thought, oh it is going to be &#8220;work&#8221; (unfortunately at the moment I am thinking about work lots and therefore putting work first). [...]]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce stress]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category>
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		<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>Is my priority peace of mind?</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/is-my-priority-peace-of-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-tips/is-my-priority-peace-of-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner space and quiet]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It&#8217;s easy to live in the moment, when most of your moments take place in Maui.&#8221;    Sometimes the stresses of the day can be too much. I realized that I brought home with me and allowed stay for the evening thoughts of the day; conversations real and imagined along with all of the [...]]]></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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		<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>The Battle between Intensity and Consistency</title>
		<link>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/the-battle-between-intensity-and-consistency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.meditationvillage.ca/meditation-journey/the-battle-between-intensity-and-consistency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breaking bad habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consistency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creating good habits]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.meditationvillage.ca/?p=520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Left to my own devices, I am an intense person – laid back but intense. If I could, I would exercise for one grueling four hour session and then not again until next week (or next month), eat all the healthy, nutrient rich, antioxidant, cancer fighting foods for one giant breakfast for the week.   I [...]]]></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>
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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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