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		<title>Depression and Unhappiness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Jeff Barton for this weeks question on how enlightenment alters our relationship to emotions. Depression and Unhappiness from Alan Chapman on Vimeo. Bookmark this article]]></description>
		<link>http://openenlightenment.org/?p=519</link>
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		<title>Free Will and Enlightenment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A short discourse on the nature of Will. Alternative title: Get Out Of Your Own Way! Thanks to Tom and Brynjar for the questions. Free Will and Enlightenment from Alan Chapman on Vimeo. Bookmark this article]]></description>
		<link>http://openenlightenment.org/?p=514</link>
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		<title>Direct vs. Developmental Awakening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this video response I explore the extreme examples of both direct and developmental views of enlightenment. Note: I mention some traditions, but not all sub-sets or lineages within those traditions ascribe to the same direct or developmental view that I discuss. Direct vs. Developmental Awakening from Alan Chapman on Vimeo. Bookmark this article]]></description>
		<link>http://openenlightenment.org/?p=509</link>
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		<title>States, Stages, Powers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this weeks video installment, I tackle the question, &#8216;What is the relationship between spiritual states, stages, powers and enlightenment?&#8217; asked by OE reader/watcher, Pied Piper. Enjoy&#8230; States, Stages, Powers from Alan Chapman on Vimeo. Bookmark this article]]></description>
		<link>http://openenlightenment.org/?p=504</link>
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		<title>Satori in Paris: An inspirational interview with Martin Kovan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you really want to know what enlightenment means for us in a very real human way, a profound expression of what the ‘enlightened life’ looks like can be found in the recent Being Ordinary podcast: Satori in Paris, where Mike Kewley interviews the Buddhist activist Martin Kovan. It’s the perfect antidote to the current [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://openenlightenment.org/?p=502</link>
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		<title>Life After Enlightenment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Life After Enlightenment from Alan Chapman on Vimeo. Bookmark this article]]></description>
		<link>http://openenlightenment.org/?p=497</link>
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		<title>Building a New Tradition: Part 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This conversation brought to my attention the vast number of questions that need to be addressed and considered when it comes to developing a community or tradition (or whatever it is), and in the video you can see the very beginnings of my articulation of how I envision this tradition taking shape (a big thank [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://openenlightenment.org/?p=488</link>
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		<title>Building a New Tradition: Part 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Relevant links: Governance Cohousing (also see the UK Cohousing Network) Holacracy Bookmark this article]]></description>
		<link>http://openenlightenment.org/?p=486</link>
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		<title>Building a New Tradition: Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Relevant links: Commune movement The Farm Stephen Gaskin Guru G.I. Gurdjieff Bookmark this article]]></description>
		<link>http://openenlightenment.org/?p=484</link>
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		<title>Building a New Tradition: A Conversation with Vinay Gupta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A week ago I was fortunate enough to be joined in my flat by Vinay Gupta, inventor of the Hexayurt, founder of the Bucky Ghandi Design Institution, editor of The Future We Deserve, and state-failure guru, where we explored the various aspects of organisation and infrastructure necessary to develop my ideas for a new enlightenment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://openenlightenment.org/?p=475</link>
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