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		<title>The Definition of Meditation</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2010/04/05/the-definition-of-meditation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; A mentor once told me that if I can&#8217;t explain something simply, then I don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m talking about. It&#8217;s been a great marker of trying to refine my understanding of something. Whenever I try to understand something, I attempt to distill it into a phrase that is 25 words or less. Then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Leisurely Walk</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2009/11/16/a-leisurely-walk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A chatter of mind]]></description>
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		<title>The Single-Breath Meditation</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2009/10/12/the-single-breath-meditation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; While meditation may seem like something soft and squishy, it really does have the potential for giving the individual a lot of power in honing attention and increasing a certain richness in life. However, starting a practice may not be the highest priority because until a benefit of something is really felt, there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neat TED Talk on Creativity by Elizabeth Gilbert</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2009/02/18/neat-ted-talk-on-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Elizabeth Gilbert&#8217;s website Found at Derek Sivers &#160; &#160; There are times I&#8217;ve compared creating to the task of tending a fire. Practice becomes a vigilance over something mysterious and powerful. Sitting by the keyboard daily and, in a way, waiting for the sounds to present is very different from demanding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For a Moment &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/12/12/for-a-moment-just-breathe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#8230; breathe &#8230; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Music for Intensive Meditation</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/07/01/music-for-intensive-meditation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The following selections from 2007 and 2008 are annotated with suitability towards meditative tasks, ranging from peaceful to aggressive. &#160; Sky Lily (synth/piano) Suitable for peaceful meditation. Available on Sky Lily. [See post to listen to audio] &#160; Moment (piano) Meditation on the ever-travelling moment. Not presently available for purchase. [See post to listen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Improvisation and Why Practice?</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/03/07/what-is-improvisation-and-why-practice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Music is a powerful method of communication. With any type of speech, a person may feel the urge to censor the self. And yet, it is this musical suppression that forms a chasm between sounds heard near the soul and those felt distant. Now, there is even brain imaging research to back up the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revisiting the Importance of Play</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/02/24/revisiting-the-importance-of-play/</link>
		<comments>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/02/24/revisiting-the-importance-of-play/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#8220;&#8230; If a single function can be ascribed to every form of play, in every playful species, according to this way of thinking, it is that play contributes to the growth of more supple, more flexible brains.&#8221; &#8211; NYTimes article, 2/17/2008 The feeling that play has steadily been removed from many aspects of life, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Meditation and Why Is It Useful?</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/01/21/what-is-meditation-and-why-is-it-useful/</link>
		<comments>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/01/21/what-is-meditation-and-why-is-it-useful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though a common saying suggests the main resources with which we conduct our lives are time and money, there is another resource that is more primary than either of these &#8211; namely, Attention. Focus is the only real tool a person has. The perception of the world is entirely encompassed by the mind. Life can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practicing Music: Golden Silence</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/01/18/practicing-music-silence-is-golden/</link>
		<comments>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/01/18/practicing-music-silence-is-golden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I can give one musical lesson over the Internet, it would be to play with silence. Whether you write electronica, folk, pop, or metal, I strongly believe this to be a worthwhile practice. At first, it seems a silly idea &#8211; how and why would one ever do such a thing? Well, to answer [...]]]></description>
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