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		<title>Meditation State &#8211; I Am the Noise</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 14:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note &#8211; This is an old journal article I wrote in 1998 or so. I don&#8217;t have the date written down on the journal entry. Sitting in the blue room at home. Meditated for a half hour. The back hurts again today. One needs to meditate consistently in order to build up the back muscle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bliss, Overwhelming Joy, Ecstasy &#8211; Video 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 14:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some really amazing experiences that come from simply sitting in a spot on the floor and watching your breath. If you ever had any doubt before that your mind was very powerful, you won&#8217;t after you experience some of the things that happen when your consciousness is altered after the brain stops thinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fatness or Expansion of Body &#8211; Video 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the 4th video in the series of meditation experiences videos. The topic of this video is an experience that some people get after the mind stops thinking thoughts. The experience is what I&#8217;ve always called the &#8220;Fatness Feeling&#8221;. I have had this feeling since I was a small boy. It didn&#8217;t happen during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breath Slowing, and Mind Stopping &#8211; Video 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the third video in the series covering various experiences that happen during meditation as you become concentrated and your mind slows down &#8211; and eventually &#8211; stops. When the mind stops &#8211; many experiences begin. The experiences seem almost surreal or other-worldly at times. They are bizarre and sometimes even scary. It&#8217;s frightening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intense Concentration on the Breath &#8211; Video 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this second video I go over some of what happens as you try to concentrate on the breath, and finally are able to. I detail what is perhaps my first strange experience as the mind focused so intensely on one small sense object &#8211; the breath going in and out of the nose. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Basic Meditation Experiences &#8211; Video 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 09:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This first video, in the series of meditation experiences videos, touches on a lot of things that beginning meditators might find interesting. If you are new at meditating, you probably have a lot of questions about what you&#8217;re doing. I hope to answer some of them, just based on my experience of sitting and focusing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abhinna</title>
		<link>http://www.jhana8.com/meditation-benefits/abhinna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[meditation benefits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just spent 2 hours to create a new website about my experiences with Abhinna. Abhinna.org This is something that I&#8217;ve not spoken much about at all &#8211; but, the experiences happened as a result of meditation, and I think better to tell the stories. Maybe someone else has had similar or other stories to share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watching &#8220;Suffering&#8221; During Meditation</title>
		<link>http://www.jhana8.com/meditation-tips/watching-suffering-during-meditation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 01:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[meditation tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pain during meditation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suffering During Meditation&#8230; Watching Discomfort One set up the garage as a meditation haven today. The bug light is in there to take care of mosquitoes. The Buddhists in the forests have mosquito nets which don&#8217;t necessitate taking their lives&#8211;but this one doesn&#8217;t have the luxury. It was done in mindfulness. One drank some hot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation Tips for Advanced Students</title>
		<link>http://www.jhana8.com/meditation-tips/meditation-tips-for-advanced-students/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jhana8.com/meditation-tips/meditation-tips-for-advanced-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[meditation tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tips for meditators]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of things advanced meditation students are doing that are impeding their progress. Assuming you want to progress quickly through the stages of meditation and see some tangible benefit to your practice, you are always looking for new ways to go about things. Read these two meditation tips and see if they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation for Beginners</title>
		<link>http://www.jhana8.com/meditation-benefits/meditation-for-beginners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jhana8.com/meditation-benefits/meditation-for-beginners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[meditation benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[destress life with meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation for beginners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reducing stress with meditation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most people beginning meditation start by finding a group. There is a notion that exists among most people that a group is needed for a couple of reasons. 1. Beginners like the idea of having a teacher to ask questions of, or at least some meditators that have some advanced experience. 2. The social factor. [...]]]></description>
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