Meditation Practices for Healing and Well-Being
Meditation Practices Bring Me Back To My True Home
In this article, I am going to review Dr. Philippe Goldin’s Google Talk from March 1, 2008. I have already posted the video as Meditation Practices: How Do They Affect The Brain? My purpose in this article is to extract one of the slides from the video and expand on it from the point of view [...]
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (affectionately known as Thay to his followers) talks about the four noble truths of the Buddha in a way that is easy to understand. He uses the concepts of ill-being and well-being. What is the difference between ill-being and well-being? He teaches that the first noble truth is the fact of [...]
Here is another excerpt from The Science of Consciousness in which Amishi Jha explains how mindfulness can help reduce stress. She responds to Jon Kabat-Zinn‘s definition of mindfulness: “Mindfulness is paying attention in a particular way on purpose in the present moment non-judgmentally.” The first element of mindfulness in dealing with stress is the attention factor. [...]
Flynn Coleman, a yoga, meditation and mindfulness teacher says in her recent Huffington Post article that meditation practices could change everything. Flynn is the founder of Samya Practice, an organization offering seminars, workshops and consulting to businesses, groups and individuals seeking balance and transformation. In addition, she gives back to the local and global community [...]
Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn spoke last year at Dartmouth College. The topic of his speech is “The Healing Power of Mindfulness.” Some of the ways we use our minds includes worry about things that haven’t happened yet and planning what will happen next. He said, “In this moment, your life is just like this!” Recent research in [...]
Kelly McGonigal, Ph. D., is a health psychologist at Stanford University and a senior teacher at The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. In this entertaining video, Dr. McGonigal discusses her book, “The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It” at the Capitola Book [...]
This video is from 1995, and the teachings are still viable today. Ram Dass interviewed Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh about taking care of anger. Thich Nhat Hanh suggests that we hold our anger in mindfulness like a mother holds a crying baby. He teaches that we use mindfulness of breathing to hold our anger. [...]
The bell of mindfulness is calling us back to our true homes. “With body, speech and mind in perfect oneness I send my heart along with the sound of the bell. May all who hear it awaken from forgetfulness And transcend all anxiety and sorrow.” –Monks and Nuns of Plum Village and Thich Nhat Hanh [...]
This online interview with one of my mentors inspired me to share it with you, my readers. I have decided to withhold the name of my mentor for the time being. This is quite different from all of my other posts, so please have a little patience. Interview With One Of My Mentors The text [...]
This past September, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh made an unprecedented visit to Google, along with his monks and nuns. This rare event was a half day of mindfulness. Chade-Meng Tan is Google’s “jolly good fellow!” Here is what he had to say: Thay [Thich Nhat Hanh] may be the second most famous Buddhist monk [...]
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In this article, I am going to review Dr. Philippe Goldin's Google Talk from March 1, 2008. I have already posted the video as Meditation … [Read More...]
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (affectionately known as Thay to his followers) talks about the four noble truths of the Buddha in a way that is easy to … [Read More...]
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The Weekly Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das for this week are from Father Richard Rohr. I first encountered Father Rohr when I was in … [Read More...]
Tara Brach is the founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and author of Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a … [Read More...]