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Ian Gardner
Ian Gardner was born on the 20th February 1934 in Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, and christened Basil Ian Gunewardene. He was born two months prematurely and nearly died five times in his first two months. He moved to Australia in September 1969 where he changed his surname to Gardner. From childhood he had an enquiring mind and an innate interest in the supernatural. Since 1986, nineteen years of meditation, "searching within", reading and revelations have culminated in this free book which has been nine years in the making. Further writings followed and all his writings are available to all on the Internet free of charge. There is more information in the preface of the book.
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Tag Archives: non-attachment
Non-attachment.
Non-attachment is the non-existence of emotional dependence on any thing or anyone. Therefore the elimination of all dependence leads to non-attachment and emotional self-sufficiency.
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Indulgences – New and Old.
There are a variety of fads on the Internet; amongst them the social networks which, in large part, only serve to be time consuming whilst purporting to be creative or socially beneficial. The extent to which these fads exist in … Continue reading →
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Economists.
Economists abound in the world today and are constantly analysing, advising and speculating but how many of them have been correct and how many of those have got it correct consistently? Their problem is that economics, as it exists today, … Continue reading →
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What Attracts Us.
Observe or analyse what attracts most of us where the full range of entertainment is concerned and from this assess our mentality - our state of being. The wise will only ponder the words, “Quo vadis?” . . . . … Continue reading →
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Detachment and non-attachment.
In my spiritual writings I almost exclusive use the term non-attachment instead of the word detachment and some readers may wonder why I do not use the latter which is more commonly used. The reason is that whereas non-attachment has … Continue reading →
Stress.
Any type of stress indicates an attachment which needs to be converted to non-attachment.
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Ending Cigarette Smoking.
If in a country, as of a given future date, the smoking of cigarettes and associated products was made illegal for those born on or after that date, the habit of smoking will be eliminated gradually with no added inconvenience … Continue reading →
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Tagged addiction, cigarette smoking, non-attachment, responsibility
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Non-attachment.
Non-attachment is that wherein one has neither a negative nor a positive reaction to or feeling towards something.
Attachment & Non-attachment.
If anything we lose causes us an emotional reaction we are attached to that thing. Such things include liberty, country, rights, property, friends, family, government, job, source of income . . . . . the list almost endless. An example … Continue reading →
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