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Ok, I'll just stop trying to remember the weeks...

Posted on Jul 16th, 2008 by jpjako : Rational Mystic jpjako

My 1-year Integral Life Practice experiment is now halfway through. I feel I have stabilized my meditation and excercise habit pretty well; same goes for my mind expansion (although at times I feel like running... More »

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Weeks 8 & 9 - Life Is Born

Posted on Mar 30th, 2008 by jpjako : Rational Mystic jpjako

Whew! What a day, what a week! Actually, what a slice of life I got in my feeble, trembling hands. Today me and my dear wife came home from the hospital with our first-born ,... More »

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Weeks 2 & 3

Posted on Feb 5th, 2008 by jpjako : Rational Mystic jpjako

I have been a bit overwhelmed writing my other blog daily in Finnish. So here's a summary of the past two weeks of my 366-day Integral Life Practice . In mid-week of week 2 in... More »

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Partying sucks - let's party!

Posted on Feb 27th, 2007 by jpjako : Rational Mystic jpjako

Parties suck! Now that I've got you're attention, let me go off on a tangent. If you're inclined to spend at least an eyeful here at Zaadz, you've probably gotten a bit world-weary of your... More »

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Encountering the shadow

Posted on Feb 12th, 2007 by jpjako : Rational Mystic jpjako

My New Year's resolution for 2006 was to increase my self-knowledge. Though it was at times painful , I think I did a decent job of it. This year I've decided to face myself. I... More »

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Liberating others from us

Posted on Feb 7th, 2007 by jpjako : Rational Mystic jpjako

I called my parents yesterday. Mom and Dad, although separated, live quite near each other and not that far from where I study either, a two hours drive from my house. Mom was writing an essay... More »

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Conditional VS. Present Tense Life

Posted on Nov 22nd, 2006 by jpjako : Rational Mystic jpjako

I've been reclaiming some repressed anger recently and BOY! I feel pissed off. And you know what? It feels great. For the longest time I've been trying to hold back my negative thoughts and emotions,... More »

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Developing Consciousness And Freedom

Posted on Oct 20th, 2006 by jpjako : Rational Mystic jpjako

Here are some thoughts on our inner life that I have come across. They are of course not my own findings but the combination of outer influences, my own thinking and some intuitive illuminations. Here they are... More »

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