Mindfulness Archive
When mindfulness hurts
A friend pointed me to the very interesting article "Lotus Therapy" in today's NY Times, which discusses the current state of the research, pro and con, on mindfulness as a clinical intervention.
Criticisms of mindfulness are ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 13 Comments »
Jon Bernie: To awaken is to dissolve
As many of you know, over the past couple years I've become increasingly interested in the teachings of Adyashanti, Jed McKenna, and the like.
Jon Bernie is one of Adya's friends and colleagues. ...
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In the Mail: Stephan Bodian’s “Wake Up Now”
I just received a review copy of Stephan Bodian's new book Wake Up Now: A Guide to the Journey of Spiritual Awakening.
Bodian is a long-time student of Adyashanti's, but -- according to a friend of ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 3 Comments »
Does Suffering Build Character?
This somewhat-throwaway comment, from a post by Virginia Postrel, caught my eye:
Contrary to what you may have heard, the only sort of character suffering builds is the ability to suffer -- a useful ability in ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 11 Comments »
Jed McKenna, the Howard Roark of Spiritual Enlightenment
At Damian's suggestion, I recently listened to the full audiobook for Jed McKenna's Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing.
I enjoyed it tremendously.
McKenna is a exceptionally good storyteller. Even better, he is without a doubt the ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 2 Comments »
Concentration Through Letting Go
I just had the following exchange with a Mudita Forum member who had this question about Adyashanti's True Meditation (previously discussed here).
Like I mentioned, my main concern was that I was having a hard time ...
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Applying Eckhart Tolle’s Teachings
Reader William Vietinghoff asked me if he could pose some questions here for other students of Eckhart Tolle's work. I told him I'm happy to oblige.
He writes:
I am aware of Eckhart Tolle's work in audiobook ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 12 Comments »
What is Mind Identification?
I just posted the following on the Rebirth of Reason web site, in response to Luke Setzer's negative review of Eckhart Tolle's book The Power of Now.
Luke writes: "[Eckhart Tolle's] thesis that 'mind identification' serves ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 6 Comments »
Meditation and Cognitive Independence
Will Wilkinson has an interesting post titled "Declaration of Cognitive Independence?" in which he talks about the perils of confirmation bias, the process "whereby we seek and find confirmatory evidence in support of already existing ...
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Check Out Jay Allen’s Blog
I recently discovered the bloggings of another Rand-influenced meditator, Jay Andrew Allen.
Yes -- for those of you who remember -- this is the same Jay Allen that was a spirited defender of Leonard Peikoff from ...
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