Mindfulness Archive

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

January 27, 2004  ·  Category: Eckhart Tolle, Meditation, Mindfulness
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

December 10, 2003  ·  Category: Buddhism, Health, Meditation, Mindfulness
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

November 22, 2003  ·  Category: Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum
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

November 9, 2003  ·  Category: Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum
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

September 21, 2003  ·  Category: Eckhart Tolle, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum
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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Reason and Awareness

July 9, 2003  ·  Category: Individualism, Intellectual, Mindfulness, Objectivism
A posting to Mudita Forum: In his excellent post on "Why you shouldn't believe anything I say," Craig Richards points out a number of profound examples of how we can be misled by our instinctive trust ...
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Mindfulness Explained

June 5, 2003  ·  Category: Mindfulness
[I just posted the following to the psychology discussion group at wetheliving.com. I'll probably clean this up at some point to create a stand-alone essay. For now, here's the raw version.] I've enjoyed reading ...
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How to Meditate

May 7, 2003  ·  Category: Buddhism, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mudita Forum
In recent months, several people have asked me how to get started with meditation. Below is an essay I wrote on the subject for Mudita Forum. If you would like to print out this essay, ...
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Mindfulness & Mental Health

May 5, 2003  ·  Category: Mindfulness
A great article on mindfulness from AScribe: Being Mindful Promotes Good Mental Health ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Several major Eastern philosophies stress the importance of mindfulness, but is there really a mental health benefit ...
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