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Chris Batts' near-death experience

The tumultuousness of Chris’ life began very early in infancy, when his mother left him crying in a dumpster. He was eventually found, but was bounced from one home to another as a young child, and he often went to bed hungry. He felt depressed and alone, and he started

Recap: True Self meditation

Thank you all for joining us this weekend in a wonderful session on True Self meditation. We hope that the content was helpful, and that the actionable exercises we shared can help us all to be in better tune with our True Self. Remember that cultivating Dao is conceptually simple—

A letter to enkindle the heart

We live in an extraordinary time period, when all aspects of human civilization have reached unprecedented levels of growth and prosperity. From exploiting the earth’s natural resources to ..., all aspects of humanity have been impacted.

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