What I was told when I e-mailed a friend with a question about some reading he suggested:
Yes, you understand the reading instructions clearly. Go slow, absorb, contemplate, be confused, discover enlightenment.
Pretty much applicable in all situations.

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Mary (who commented on this post) asked about books or articles about meditation and writing. Here are some suggestions:
In terms of readings, there really is nothing specifically about meditation and writing. That said
The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori is a wonderful book about Buddhist practice and creativity. Also,
Dharma Art by Chogyam Trungpa […]

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October 2007

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Source
Associated Press
Friday, August 24, 2007
WASHINGTON — Astronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That’s got them scratching their heads about what’s just not there.
The cosmic blank spot has no stray stars, no galaxies, no sucking black holes, not even mysterious dark matter. It is 1 billion light years across of […]

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The lonely child who travels through
The fearful waste and desolate fields,
And listens to their barren tune,
Greets as an unknown and best friend
The terror in him, and he sings
In darkness all the sweetest songs.
—Chögyam Trungpa
from “The Silent Song of Loneliness” in Mudra: Early Poems and Songs
Relationships are lonely. Even good ones. My relationship with my husband […]

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got this today from ocean of dharma which delivers a quote a day from Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. i received tremendous heart from these words and hope you will too.
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[Chogyam Trungpa escaped from Tibet in 1959, having witnessed extensive destruction and death when the communist Chinese took over the country. […]

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