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Who Controls Your Mind?

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By Remez Sasson

Few people are aware of the thoughts that pass through their minds. Most thinking is done in an automatic manner. If the thoughts are positive, then it is all right, but if they are negative, they might cause trouble.

The mind is like s

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The Middle Way

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by Ken Russell

The Buddha's teachings are sometimes called the Middle Way. This Middle Way is not some insipid averaging, leveling, or compromising but a dynamic, deeply fulfilling way of living. It is a finely attuned responsiveness to life that acts

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Let This Be A Warning!

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A local priest and pastor stood by the side of the road holding up a sign that said, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late!" They planned to hold up the sign to each passing car.

"Leave us alone you religious nuts!" yelled th

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The Illusion of the Ego

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By Remez Sasson

Who are you? How would you define yourself? If someone calls your name, would you turn your head to see who called you? Are you the name that was called, or is it just a way to refer to you? What if you changed your name, would you sti

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Discover Your Essence

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By Dr. Steve Taubman

I'm sitting in a crowded cafe. Straight ahead is a young couple, the woman staring intently at a computer screen, the man writing feverishly in a notebook. They work steadily, not looking up or speaking with each other. Ahead and

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Jewish Fathers

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A Jewish father was concerned about his son who was about a year away from his Bar Mitzvah, but was sorely lacking in his knowledge of the Jewish faith. To remedy this, he sent his son to Israel to experience his heritage. A year later the young man

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Bad Boys

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In a certain suburban neighborhood, there were two brothers, 8 and 10 years old, who were exceedingly mischievous. Whatever went wrong in the neighborhood, it turned out they had had a hand in it. Their parents were at their wits' end trying to contr

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Nepalese Good Luck Mantra

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Instructions for Life:

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R's:
   - Respect for self
   - Respect for others and
   - Responsibility for all your act

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