Go to Source   Oprah sits down with media mogul turned spiritual seeker Russell Simmons, who shares the secret to his success: meditation in the season finale of “Super Soul Sunday” this coming Sunday, June 15.   Known as the godfather of hip hop and the co-founder of Def Jam Records, Russell shares how we […]

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Go to Source By R. Valencia and S. Bismark Philippine Daily Inquirer   Last week, we wrote about the power of the tongue. A loose tongue is a liability, but you can discipline it and avoid trouble by practising silence. Set aside 15 minutes of silence each day, during which you can meditate on spiritual […]

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Go to Source LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: This is a Buddhist temple unlike any other. It is the heart and soul of the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand and probably the world. It’s called Dhammakaya. Both the temple and the movement are controversial.   RACHELLE SCOTT (Associate Professor and Associate Head, Department of Religious Studies, […]

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Go to Source A new study flagged by Pacific Standard showed that mindfulness training reduced the prevalence of the stress hormone cortisol in a group of overweight women — the negative thoughts they experienced didn’t go away, but when the subjects were trained to label them, accept them, and move on, their health improved. Like […]

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Go to Source   A special teams drill is being run during a June OTA practice, and Brandon Marshall is standing on the sidelines of a practice field in back of Halas Hall. Most players on the sidelines are watching the action or talking with one another. A few are getting water or tending to […]

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Go to Source Aliza Naqvi, a 14-year-old student at Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute in Toronto, carries a key chain strung with seven coloured beads. When she’s feeling stressed or anxious, she can pull it out as a reminder:  The first bead, which is blue, stands for “breathe.” The second, red, cues her to reflect […]

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Go to Source A new prayer rug showed up mysteriously in the Interfaith Meditation Room of the Albany International Airport. I noticed it in April when I poked my head into the meditation room as my husband and I were flying out of Albany. I gazed around the room and saw the Buddhist meditation pillows, […]

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Go to Source Buddhism is a religion that loves lists and claims that meditation is one of the three necessities of a satisfying spiritual life. A human life without meditation is vulnerable to becoming variously unstable. Even if the other two necessary ingredients – knowledge and good behavior are convivial, a human life goes sideways […]

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Go to Source     Politicians have practised it in Parliament, the NHS employs it to treat stress and it is thought to be so good for mental health that it has been dubbed “bicep curls for the brain”.   However, now it appears practising mindfulness techniques could have another benefit – it could help […]

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Go to Source   AN introduction to meditation session will be held at the CWA rooms on June 4. Everyone is welcome to attend at just a gold coin donation.   Session facilitator Jayanti said meditation has a wealth of benefits for those who choose to practice it.   Meditation for as little as 15 […]

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