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Hello, Ego! A Meditation-Poem by Neil Selden 11.30.10
How easily the ego enriches delusion bitches at what is itches for what is not pitches its tent in the hot shit of jealousy ditches reality kitsch it applauds ignores love-ability hitches its wagon...
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WANDERING MIND 12.21.10 by Neil Selden, L.C.S.W.
“The ability to think about what is not happening is a cognitive achievement that comes at an emotional cost.” -Killingsworth and Gilbert "Whatever is true, whatever is noble,whatever is right,...
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A LETTER TO PEMA 1/11/11 by Neil Selden
Ah, dear, dear Pema Chodron (or whatever your name was when you were growing up in the Big Apple, where I too did my growing), I adore the freshness, vivacity and revelations of your teachings and the...
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For Andre: BEING EVERYBODY, GOING EVERYWHERE 2/3/2011 by Neil Selden
“Laugh at your own suffering, and weep for the grief of others.” -Thakur “The deeper that sorrow carves into our being, the more joy we can contain.”-Kahlil Ghibran “I’m nobody, who are you? Are you...
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SEEKING A TEACHER by Neil Selden 3.18.2011
“Follow without hesitation, those who are the possessorsof love, you shall surely achieve your good. Follow onlythose who try by strength, skill and tact for the welfare ofall beings, you shall surely...
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MY TRANSFORMATIONAL CANDY STORE by Neil Selden 3.31.2011
“Let the grass grow through you; cherish the wild inside you.” Robert McCrea Imbrie “To study the Way is to study the self; to study the selfis to forget the self. To forget the self is to be...
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THE EIGHT VERSES OF THOUGHT TRAINING, PART ONE by Neil Selden 4.20.2011
"It could be said that The Eight Verses for Training the Mind contains the entire essence of the Buddha's teachings in a distinct form."--H.H. the Dalai Lama Sometimes the Universe offers a sweet...
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POEMS by Neil Selden 1/11/2012
On Dharma SkisLast night's dreams forgotten,Standing on the mountain of my morning meditation, every day, I launch myself skillfully over the snows of loving One robin, one tree,One rose bush, one...
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PLAYING IN THE UNMIND OF ONENESS by Neil Selden 2/05/2012
I grow a poem,not much dripping yesterday’s kindness,even less tomorrow’s crimes, though all our memories areinterchangeable treasures,and many indescribable futuresawait my yesterday: a sky at dawn...
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OCEAN IN A TEACUP: Neil Selden, Therapist, Meditation Teacher - and Playright
Neil Selden, who has worked as a therapist/counselor for over fifty and been at IPG for over twenty, is an inspiration to his clients and many of the staff. As a young man he traveled to India...
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The Phony Debate About Treatment for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Kids
Recent published reports woefully miss the mark with regard to treatment pertaining to transgender and gender-nonconforming children. Read Margie's latest GoodTherapy.org blog here:...
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