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urge to pray - advice/help
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RE: urge to pray - advice/help
I suggest the Japanese Zen because of the focus of Mu. Once there, think of what plans you can make to help or not help those you love, what you can do or not do. This has helped my Autistic son. By doing this lessens the anxiety and has developed a pattern for contingency planning. He is now 22 years old and doing very well ...I am thinking it is a case of YOU taking control of your thought processes and not letting them control you. Biologically, having your thoughts control you .... this is detrimental to ones health and something that say buddhism was striving to counter.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 2, 2012 at 12:55 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 2, 2012 at 12:58 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 2, 2012 at 1:07 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 2, 2012 at 1:11 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 2, 2012 at 1:17 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by reverendjeremiah - February 2, 2012 at 1:24 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 2, 2012 at 1:52 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 2, 2012 at 1:31 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 2, 2012 at 5:01 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Magic Pudding - February 2, 2012 at 7:07 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Doubting Thomas - February 2, 2012 at 3:34 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by DarthAshleigh - February 2, 2012 at 6:42 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 2, 2012 at 6:47 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by phurgawtin - February 2, 2012 at 7:31 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Undeceived - February 2, 2012 at 9:33 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Minimalist - February 2, 2012 at 9:49 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 4, 2012 at 7:33 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 4, 2012 at 7:57 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by ElDinero - February 5, 2012 at 6:03 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 5, 2012 at 6:22 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by ElDinero - February 5, 2012 at 6:39 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 5, 2012 at 7:15 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by ElDinero - February 5, 2012 at 7:48 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 6, 2012 at 12:42 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Minimalist - February 4, 2012 at 8:06 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 4, 2012 at 9:31 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Minimalist - February 4, 2012 at 10:02 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 4, 2012 at 10:19 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Minimalist - February 4, 2012 at 11:54 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 5, 2012 at 12:07 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 5, 2012 at 6:28 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by RW_9 - February 5, 2012 at 2:19 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 5, 2012 at 5:09 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 5, 2012 at 10:56 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Faith No More - February 6, 2012 at 12:39 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 5, 2012 at 11:02 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 5, 2012 at 11:09 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by J.D. - February 6, 2012 at 1:26 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Faith No More - February 6, 2012 at 1:35 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 6, 2012 at 11:53 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 6, 2012 at 11:16 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 6, 2012 at 8:38 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 6, 2012 at 11:39 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 6, 2012 at 9:11 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 7, 2012 at 3:41 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 7, 2012 at 8:40 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 8, 2012 at 12:58 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 6, 2012 at 9:15 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by genkaus - February 7, 2012 at 12:38 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 7, 2012 at 12:56 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 7, 2012 at 1:13 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 7, 2012 at 1:07 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 7, 2012 at 1:24 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 7, 2012 at 6:58 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by downbeatplumb - February 7, 2012 at 2:00 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by tackattack - February 7, 2012 at 7:10 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Minimalist - February 15, 2012 at 12:44 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 7, 2012 at 8:52 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 7, 2012 at 8:57 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 7, 2012 at 11:39 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 7, 2012 at 9:01 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Minimalist - February 7, 2012 at 11:48 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 7, 2012 at 1:54 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 8, 2012 at 5:53 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 7, 2012 at 8:53 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 8, 2012 at 3:37 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by tackattack - February 8, 2012 at 7:35 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 8, 2012 at 10:13 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 10, 2012 at 12:09 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by genkaus - February 10, 2012 at 9:04 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by phurgawtin - February 8, 2012 at 12:36 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Doubting Thomas - February 8, 2012 at 1:18 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by tackattack - February 9, 2012 at 3:10 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by tackattack - February 9, 2012 at 5:39 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 9, 2012 at 8:42 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 9, 2012 at 3:11 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2012 at 3:11 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 9, 2012 at 3:12 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2012 at 3:14 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 9, 2012 at 11:46 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by tackattack - February 13, 2012 at 7:38 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 10, 2012 at 1:53 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 11, 2012 at 5:44 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by genkaus - February 11, 2012 at 8:30 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 13, 2012 at 9:56 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by genkaus - February 13, 2012 at 11:53 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 13, 2012 at 12:12 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by genkaus - February 13, 2012 at 1:09 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 13, 2012 at 1:30 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by genkaus - February 13, 2012 at 2:12 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Undeceived - February 13, 2012 at 6:10 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by genkaus - February 13, 2012 at 11:51 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 13, 2012 at 9:56 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 10, 2012 at 3:29 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by phurgawtin - February 10, 2012 at 7:52 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 11, 2012 at 8:54 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 11, 2012 at 11:03 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 11, 2012 at 11:18 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 11, 2012 at 11:44 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 13, 2012 at 10:01 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 13, 2012 at 10:51 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by genkaus - February 13, 2012 at 12:33 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 13, 2012 at 12:56 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Faith No More - February 13, 2012 at 11:04 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 13, 2012 at 11:19 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by genkaus - February 13, 2012 at 12:40 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Faith No More - February 13, 2012 at 11:25 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 13, 2012 at 11:37 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Faith No More - February 13, 2012 at 12:25 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by brotherlylove - February 13, 2012 at 12:37 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 13, 2012 at 12:50 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 13, 2012 at 9:04 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 13, 2012 at 11:18 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 13, 2012 at 11:35 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Undeceived - February 14, 2012 at 3:48 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by genkaus - February 14, 2012 at 4:39 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 14, 2012 at 7:23 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Undeceived - February 14, 2012 at 7:45 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 14, 2012 at 9:25 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Undeceived - February 14, 2012 at 11:59 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Ziploc Surprise - February 15, 2012 at 8:03 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Cinjin - February 14, 2012 at 10:04 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Epimethean - February 15, 2012 at 9:10 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Reforged - February 15, 2012 at 8:28 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by tackattack - February 22, 2012 at 4:00 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 22, 2012 at 9:35 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by tackattack - February 23, 2012 at 8:28 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Mister Agenda - February 22, 2012 at 5:44 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by reverendjeremiah - February 22, 2012 at 8:25 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by passionatefool - February 23, 2012 at 1:28 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by KichigaiNeko - February 23, 2012 at 8:30 am
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by The Grand Nudger - February 23, 2012 at 1:33 pm
RE: urge to pray - advice/help - by Faith No More - February 23, 2012 at 6:46 pm

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