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		<title>“I Don’t Have Time”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Schwaller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the beginning of a daily introspective practice, time is a big deal. After a few months of daily meditation, you realize it is the most time-efficient thing you do because of the vast array of benefits it brings you. &#8230; <a href="http://www.growtools.com/2012/04/1446/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tolle&#8217;s Contribution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Schwaller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who doubts the simple genius of Eckhardt Tolle should read (or re-read) Guardians of Being (Eckhardt Tolle and Patrick McDonnell, 2009). This gentle, humble book is a devotional to the dogs and cats in our lives. McDonnell is the &#8230; <a href="http://www.growtools.com/2012/04/guardians-of-being/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When Should You Meditate?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Schwaller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people believe they should meditate in the morning, and since they can’t because they’re not morning people, or the morning is too rushed or whatever, they don’t meditate at all. My first response to these people is “stop shoulding &#8230; <a href="http://www.growtools.com/2012/04/1444/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Testing Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Schwaller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Science cannot prove the existence or nonexistence of a suprahuman force or whether such an entity answers prayer,&#8221; admits Candy Gunther Brown, author of Testing Prayer: Science and Healing (Harvard University Press, 2012) &#8220;But it is an empirical question how &#8230; <a href="http://www.growtools.com/2012/04/testing-prayer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ll Choose Heaven</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Schwaller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“What happens after I die?” is a basic human question. Conceptions of Heaven and Hell characterize the afterlife for most Americans. While beliefs in these two eternal destinations are highly related for many, they are not uniform. Findings from the &#8230; <a href="http://www.growtools.com/2012/04/ill-choose-heaven/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The meaning of Easter . . . a &#8216;metaphysical reset&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Schwaller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking on the deeper meaning of Easter, it&#8217;s tempting just to stop at the symbolism &#8211; the lilies, or, well, the eggs. Or dwell on the dark side of the story. But Is death really the lead, or just a &#8230; <a href="http://www.growtools.com/2012/04/the-meaning-of-easter-a-metaphysical-reset/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>To Snooze or Not to Snooze</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Schwaller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years a number of people in our meditation classes have shared their running battles with the snooze button on their alarm clocks. They admit that instead of getting up and sitting in meditation in the morning, they hit &#8230; <a href="http://www.growtools.com/2012/04/1442/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Other Revelation Books</title>
		<link>http://www.growtools.com/2012/04/the-other-revelation-books/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-other-revelation-books</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Schwaller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Princeton University religion professor Elaine Pagels writes of the discovery of a range of early manuscripts, like the Book of Revelation, but which tell quite a different story about religious beliefs of early Christians.  The church suppressed all but the &#8230; <a href="http://www.growtools.com/2012/04/the-other-revelation-books/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dossey&#8217;s Explore Journal</title>
		<link>http://www.growtools.com/2012/03/explore-journal/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=explore-journal</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Schwaller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Larry Dossey has for years been a voice championing the effectiveness of mind-body healing. His professional medical journal, Explore, combines a thought-based spiritual approach and the most rigorous scientific methods. Peer reviewed articles range from predictions, trends to detailed &#8230; <a href="http://www.growtools.com/2012/03/explore-journal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>God Loves You Too Much</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcaswell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a way, God loves us too much. Evidence of this is that S/He spoils us by giving us everything we ask for. “Everything?” you’re probably thinking. Yes, God is so generous She gives us everything we ask for. God &#8230; <a href="http://www.growtools.com/2012/03/god-loves-you-too-much/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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