Author Archives: bengt

Arriving at your own Door

Posted on August 28, 2008 by bengt

I am reading Arriving at your own Door – 108 lessons in mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn. The book consists of qoutes (verses) that are compiled from Coming to our senses: Healing ourselves and the world through mindfulness. On the back … Continue reading →

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A New Earth

Posted on August 27, 2008 by bengt

I have not yet read the book A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, have browsed it but did not connect with it. Today I came across A New Earth at Oprah’s Book Club. It says: Now you can hold A … Continue reading →

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Past lives, Consciousness and Oneness

Posted on August 17, 2008 by bengt

Tom Stine has an interesting blog called Living from Consciousness which “has as its primary focus the never ending journey of awakening to our true nature as pure consciousness”. There are interesting posts and great discussions in the comment sections. … Continue reading →

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Zen and me

Posted on August 17, 2008 by bengt

This is a short introduction to Zen and me. I have no formal Zen training, I have arrived at Zen along a different path. Much in Zen matches my own experiences which is why I use Zen as a reference. … Continue reading →

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What is Zen?

Posted on August 6, 2008 by bengt

I have read the book What is Zen? by Alan Watts. The book contains a selection of Alan’s talks and the four parts are about: • A simple way, A difficult way • Zen reconsidered • Space • Zen mind I like the book, … Continue reading →

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Is self improvement possible?

Posted on August 5, 2008 by bengt

PickTheBrain has an interesting post by Kent Thune about Is There Really Such a Thing as ‘Self Improvement’?. It starts like this: Can the self be improved? What is the self, anyway? Does the currently popular “self-help movement” really help … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Posted on July 27, 2008 by bengt

Google has a collection of company videos at YouTube. There are a lot of sessions worth watching. I came across Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn which is terrific. The workshop is an hour long but is well worth that time, it … Continue reading →

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Antivirus and firewall

Posted on July 22, 2008 by bengt

I have been using AVG combinded Antivirus and Firewall for some time. When it was time to renew I decided to opt for free alternatives. First I tried AVG Free 8.0 but it messed up (as I see it) and … Continue reading →

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Simplicity

Posted on July 20, 2008 by bengt

Success Soul has An Interview with Leo Babauta on Simplicity, Clarity, Happiness and Success. Shilpan asked: What is the single most important advice for my readers to use simplicity for their personal development? I like Leo’s answer and his definiton … Continue reading →

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Link Medley

Posted on July 19, 2008 by bengt

Freelance Folders posts about What To Do When You Feel Invisible. Zen Habits has a guest post by Mary Jaksch from Goodlife Zen about How to Establish New Habits the No-Sweat Way. It is about how Kaizen can help us … Continue reading →

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