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Why do we use drugs, alcohol and other modes of escape to feel good?

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Is this episode of A Quiet Mind we take a look at why we use drugs, alcohol and other methods of escape to feel good even when we know that it’s only temporary. We know it makes us feel good, but we also know it will make us feel bad. Why do we repeat these same actions expecting different results? How can we end the vicious cycle of abusing ourselves in this way? How does the practice of meditation help to end the cycle? Listen to the two part podcast to answer some of these questions and share your stories on the blog for further discussion on this subject.

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Calming your body

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I’ve noticed lately how vital it is for us to practice calming our body several times during the day. We become so detached from our body and breathing we don’t even know that we have a body, or that we are breathing. The stress that our bodies are put under daily are tremendous and it’s very important to realize this and to be aware of the tension and strain that exists almost constantly. When must release this stress without letting it build so that it turns into a possible verbal attack on another, or an inner attack on vital organs, muscles, and soft tissue. It’s a very simple and relaxing exercise really. As we breathe in we say, “I calm my body.” Then as well exhale we say, “I feel at peace. ” Go ahead give it a try right now and don’t see if you feel better immediately. Repeat it at least three times.

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Bodhisattva

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I’ve been meditating on this word often (Bodhisattva) and I have learned much from it’s multitude of meaning. One day as I was meditating deeply it suddenly popped into my head and began to repeat over and over again. I began to identify somehow with the word and it’s relationship to my path as I stumble in the footsteps of the Buddha. I believe the word holds some magical qualities and they will be revealed to me, spun out of my subconscious in tendrils of sound, light, smell and as time passes become solidified into an paradigm of awakening.

Bodhisattva: (Sanskrit) or bodhisatta (Pali) Thai: โพธิสัตว์ phothisat) is a being who is dedicated to attaining Nirvana. Bodhisattva literally means “enlightenment (‘bodhi’) being (‘sattva’)” in Sanskrit; it also refers to the Buddha himself in his previous lives.

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Here is another tune composed in Moab Utah by a bubbling stream using my five holed medicine flute made by Coyote Oldman.

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Moab Canyon Serenade

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Here is a little tune composed in a beautiful canyon in Moab Utah

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