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Saturday, 06 April 2013 14:01

Bringing meditation to working on the computer

Bringing meditation to working on the computer
One of the most important things of meditation is not the meditation practice itself, but rather bringing the mindful attitude in our daily life. I found that this is relatively easy when interacting with another person, because you can listen to the person with a mindful attitude, using the words of the others as an object of your meditation. Or you could walk, using the movement as a meditation, being aware of your surroundings. But what do you do when you, like I do, work on your computer most of the day? I spend most of my day reading, writing, e-mailing, computing things, etc. How can you bring meditation to working on the computer? How do I use the computer as the object of my meditation?
Published in Meditation Blog
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 12:20

Phakchok Rinpoche: Creating Space in Daily Life

Phakchok Rinpoche: Creating Space in Daily Life

Sometimes it seems so difficult to meditate. We might try to sit, but our minds are all over the place; or perhaps we have too much pressure and stress in our life and can’t seem to find the mental space for meditation. What can we do?

Published in Meditation Blog
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 06:43

Stop

Stop

How often do you stop? Really stop? Stop so that your mind is still, stable in the moment without reaching forward to what you're planning to do next, or roaming over something that happened in the past? If you're like most people, the answer is probably, rarely or even never. Our minds tend to constantly whirl ahead of where we are, perhaps to the next thing on your 'to do list,' the date you're planning for saturday night, or the destination of your journey. Even when we think our minds are still, there's often a subtle reaching towards the next moment.

Published in Meditation Blog
Tuesday, 26 February 2013 15:03

A contemplative neuroscience perspective on stress

Mind & Life XXV meeting
I was very lucky to attend the recent Mind & Life meeting between the Dalai Lama and neuroscientists. The theme of the meeting was stress, which indeed seems a pretty timely topic in today's challenging world. In fact, as I continue on the path of meditation I am starting to be more aware of just how much stress I have in me every moment.
Published in Meditation Blog
Sunday, 18 November 2012 02:22

Making peace with being stuck in a crowd

Making peace with being stuck in a crowd
Despite the fact that a lot of scientists these days talk about the wisdom of crowds, which refers to the idea that together, a crowd of people will tend to converge to the right answer for most problems, I tend to dislike being in crowds. This really struck me recently because in Summer the town where I live is fairly empty, but now the academic year has started, it is very full again with students. As I was waiting for the traffic light a few days ago, I really felt quite antsy being surrounded by something like 60 other bikers. But then something hit me: why should I focus so strongly on how these people are in my way? They too are people like me, they try to be happy, and they try to get to their destination on time. As soon as I started to see these people as different "me"s, I felt much calmer and happier.
Published in Meditation Blog
Monday, 02 July 2012 12:48

Less Stressed and More Compassionate

Less Stressed and More Compassionate
A new study has been published a few weeks ago on the effects of a 42-hour training in meditation on school teachers. The eighty-two participants were found to be less depressed, anxious or stressed, and more compassionate and aware of other’s emotions.
Published in Meditation Blog
Monday, 07 May 2012 02:35

Insanity, Espresso and Teenage Wisdom

Insanity, Espresso and Teenage Wisdom

“Are you insane?” was one of my first thoughts on this melancholic and allegedly spring morning. My alarm was set early so that I could drag myself out of bed in order to deliberately sit and do nothing.

Published in Meditation Blog
Tuesday, 17 April 2012 10:58

U.S. Congressmen Tim Ryan on a More Mindful Society

U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan, a big believer in the benefits of meditation, is advocating for making mindfulness a part of the lives of everyday Americans.

Published in Wisdom 2.0
Tuesday, 17 April 2012 09:59

Diane: Meditation @ Work

Diane is one of the founding members of a group of business and community leaders in Australia called ‘Practical Wisdom’ and has herself been on the board of a number of large Australian public companies for over 15 years.

Published in WMRI team
Tuesday, 03 April 2012 11:04

Top Ten Reasons Why We Should Never Meditate

Top Ten Reasons Why We Should Never Meditate

Is meditation really for everybody? Aren’t there a lot of good reasons never to meditate? Seems like all we do on this blog is go on and on about how great meditation is. To remedy this one-sided approach and bring a bit of balance to the blog, I’ve painstakingly compiled a carefully researched list of the top ten reasons never to meditate. Please feel free to add your own reasons in the comments section.

 

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