Do you remember what it was like being a small child, three or four years old? You may not have very clear memories of this time in your life, but perhaps you can at least recall the sense of carefree wonder you had as you went through your day. Everything was new and every moment […] Source: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ilchilee/2019/06/10/connect-to-your-inner-child-through-your-body/…
Tag: Meditation
How to celebrate World Oceans Day 2019
World Oceans Day is Saturday, June 8. Celebrate! Plan or find an event. Participate on social media. Or … just go to the beach. Some ideas for participating here. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/how-to-celebrate-world-oceans-day…
Using a meditation app each day may improve your memory and attention
Short bursts of app-guided meditation several times a day has been found to improve performance on memory and attention tasks in a study involving 40 adults Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205108-using-a-meditation-app-each-day-may-improve-your-memory-and-attention/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Brain scans reveal magic mushroom drug enhances mindfulness meditation
Both meditation and psychedelic drugs can lead to more self-awareness and serenity. Now a study has found that combining the two seems to magnify the effect Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2204540-brain-scans-reveal-magic-mushroom-drug-enhances-mindfulness-meditation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Vesak, the Buddha’s Birthday
Buddhist celebrate Vesak, Sri Lanka president pardons a Buddhist nationalist leader, and a new app offers meditation by and for people of color. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
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Meditation needs more research: Study finds 25 percent suffer unpleasant experiences
More than a quarter of people who regularly meditate have had a ‘particularly unpleasant’ psychological experience related to the practice, including feelings of fear and distorted emotions, a new study has found. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190509142724.htm
The Practicality of the Impossible
Zen priest Norman Fischer explains how the absurdity of the bodhisattva ideal demonstrates a much needed way of reimagining the world.
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How Mindfulness Can Free Us from Our Social Media Tribes
By learning to notice our biases, we can avoid deepening the tribal divide.
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How to Combat Fear
The head of the Drukpa School of Tibetan Buddhism teaches us how compassion can make sure that we’re not fractured by differences.
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A Scientist’s Spiritual Awakening
Jeff Warren – Could quietening the mind be possible in our faced-paced, Western lives? Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/29/a-scientists-spiritual-awakening/…