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From Ordinary Mind to Appamada

I am very interested to know how people feel about the change in our identity from Ordinary Mind to Appamada. This forum is for general dis…

Started by Peg Syverson

1 Jun 15, 2009
Reply by Cherry Taylor

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Appamada is not just the occasional mindful thought or attentive state of mind, it’s actually a commitment to being attentive. It’s more than just a meditative state of mind, it’s more than just being mindful. It has to do with that primary ethical or moral orientation we have in life, with which we bring into being whatever activity we’re engaged in. Whether in formal meditation, in our interactions with other people, in our social concerns, or in our political choices, it’s the energetic cherishing of what we regard as good.

—Stephen Batchelor

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