Mindfulness Archive
Neural Effects of Long-Term Meditation Practice
November 30, 2004 · Category: Mindfulness
An interesting new study has been published on the neural effects of long-term meditation practice. Here's the abstract:
Practitioners understand "meditation," or mental training, to be a process of familiarization with one's own mental life leading ...
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More on the Health Benefits of Mindfulness
I've been pointing people to Ruth Baer's (2003) meta-analysis of the benefits of mindfulness (available in crystal-clear PDF format on David Fresco's web site) for some time, as an excellent introduction to and overview of ...
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Mindfulness & Organ Transplants
June 10, 2004 · Category: Mindfulness
Marshall pointed me towards this new study on the application of mindfulness meditation to the treatment of organ transplant symptoms.
I continue to be amazed by the wide range of conditions that can be successfully treated ...
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Does Meditation Change Your Philosophy?
Just posted this to Mudita Forum....
In response to Mike Enright:
When I started my interest in buddhism I was told that if I meditated regularly I would eventually take on the buddhist philosophical positions. This came ...
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Meditation for High School Students
April 2, 2004 · Category: Meditation, Mindfulness
I've long been interested in the prospect of teaching meditation to high school students, so I especially appreciate that Marshall forwarded this article:
A study by the Medical College of Georgia found that two 15-minute meditation ...
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On the Motivation to Meditate
Kirez posts some interesting comments on his experiences with attempting to adopt a more regular meditation practice. Enjoyable reading.
My meditation practice is aided greatly by the fact that, when I don't meditate, I feel ...
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More Benefits of Meditation
Marshall Sontag writes to point out a Psychology Today article about meditation that's worth reading if you've been debating whether to take up meditation.
I've written before about the benefits of meditation. Here are a ...
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Mind Identification
Just posted to Mudita Forum in response to David Axel's excellent kick-off essay for chapter three in our topical discussion of The Power of Now:
I greatly enjoyed David Axel's kickoff essay for chapter three. ...
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You Are Not Your Mind
Just posted to Mudita Forum:
My thanks to Mark for his spirited kick-off essay introducing Chapter 1 in our discussion of The Power of Now.
In some ways, this chapter is a tour-de-force of challenging ideas. ...
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Eckhart Tolle Discussion
I just posted the following to Mudita Forum. I'm pleased by the growth of this forum and I'm happy that our membership—and the interest in the topics we discuss—has grown beyond dyed-in-the-wool Rand admirers. ...
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