If 100,000 Children Can Meditate, So Can You!

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Every year, hundreds of thousands of children come together for a day of mindfulness and meditation at a temple near Bangkok. The Buddha said in the Dhammapada, “Wisdom grows from meditation. From no meditation wisdom fades. Knowing this relation between progress and decay any clever one would settle on the pure & practical way to growth [...]

Emergence of Conscioussness

This video is a continuation of my previous post, A Chance For Peace. This one is about the emergence of consciousness and interbeing. Interbeing is a way of saying that “All things in the universe are connected and like never before.” We are all part of the global community. Some of the people featured in this [...]

We All Have What It Takes To Thrive

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Thrive is a two hour movie that has been reviewed on Best Meditation Videos. The movie demonstrates that we all have what it takes to thrive rather than merely survive. We All Have What It Takes To Thrive This article presents an expansion of three of the themes presented in the movie: interbeing or interconnectedness [...]

Guided Meditation For Mindfulness of Breathing

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Preparation Having the right environment for meditation practice sessions can help enhance your experience. You are welcome to try different settings until you land on one that you feel especially comfortable in and easily relate to. There is no need to set up a fancy alter or sit on the floor in the lotus position [...]

Mindfulness of Breathing

Mindfulness of breathing was one of the meditation practices taught by the Buddha. This video is the first in a series of guided meditation practices that help you learn mindfulness of breathing. It is similar to the way Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches meditation. Please prepare yourself by finding a comfortable position in a [...]

Buddhist Monkey Enters the Garden

This is my first encounter with Happy Tree Friends’ videos. This one is called Enter the Garden. The Buddhist Monkey defends his garden. What do you think the movie is trying to say? What is attacking the garden? Answer these questions and receive a free 9 Minute Meditation course!

Stress Reduction with Jon Kabat-Zinn

This is an old series of talks by Jon Kabat-Zinn on stress reduction. It is as true today as it was in 1999, when this was recorded. He speaks about the kinds of things that cause stress and how to handle them. The upshot of the video is about mindfulness and living happily in the [...]

The World Without Humans

We Are Of The Nature To Grow Old

Did you ever catch an episode of Life After People on the History Channel? The ones I saw were quite thought provoking. Alan Weisman has written a book called, “The World Without Us.” In an interview with Tricycle Magazine, he spoke about global warming, population control, and what the world without humans would look like. [...]

9 Minute Meditation

9 Minute Meditation

The 9 Minute Meditation course will help you reduce or eliminate stress from your life. In just 9 minutes a day, you will be able to manage your stress, anxiety, and worries in unexpected ways. 9 Minute Meditation will help you also in other aspects of your life. Your relationships with your family, friends, and [...]

Manage Stress with Meditation Practices

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Being stressed out can cause real problems in your professional life as well as your personal life. Stress can influence you health in harmful ways. Studies at Carnegie Mellon University and other institutions have shown that stress can be related to hair loss, depression and even cardiovascular disease. Researchers are claiming that stress can be [...]