April 3, 2009
Meditation Techniques and Neuroscience
What does neuroscience have to say about meditation?
Well, I went to a lecture at the University of Colorado last night given by Dr. (…)
What does neuroscience have to say about meditation?
Well, I went to a lecture at the University of Colorado last night given by Dr. (…)
Yesterday, my wife and I were walking along Boulder's delightful pedestrian mall and I saw a familiar site:
A guy sitting on a bench, back straight (not touching the bench), with a bowl of rice and veggies in his lap and the look of someone "eating mindfully." He had a slightly out-of-focus stare as he looked into the distance while his food chilled. (…)
I am proud to introduce a breakthrough in personal consciousness that will put “The Secret” to shame. (…)
Mindfulness meditation instructions couldn't be simpler. (…)
The brilliant and witty writer Dorothy Parker once said, "I hate writing, but I love having written."
In speaking with the thousands of meditators I know — I started meditating in 1970 at age 8 and now teach meditation all around the world — a great many of them would paraphrase Dorothy and say, "I hate meditating, but I love having meditated."
So many people I've met say they meditate not because of how they feel while they're doing it, but because of the benefits of meditation they get after having done it. (…)
Who cares about Buddhist monks, really? (…)
I used to meditate on the subway in New York. (…)
Daily Meditation practice is recommended in every meditation tradition. (…)