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Category: Meditation

Is Reality Just a Figment of Our Imagination?

Posted on February 27, 2018 by MAMcIntosh

Photo by Malcolm Browne By Zat Rana / 01.21.2018 The Reality of Reality On June 11, 1963, Thích Quảng Đức slowly burned himself to death. Đức was a Vietnamese Monk, and the act was a form of protest motivated by the unequal treatment of the Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government at the time. While what went down that[…]

Posted in Meditation, Philosophy

Can Meditation Really Slow Aging?

Posted on February 10, 2018 by MAMcIntosh

Is there real science in the spiritualism of meditation? By Dr. Jo Marchant / 06.30.2014 Geneticist It’s seven in the morning on the beach in Santa Monica, California. The low sun glints off the waves and the clouds are still golden from the dawn. The view stretches out over thousands of miles of Pacific Ocean.[…]

Posted in Aging, Health, Meditation

Ichigyo Zammai: The Ancient Japanese Practice of Full Concentration

Posted on August 28, 2017 by MAMcIntosh

By Tanja Taljaard / 08.28.2017 The Practice of One Thing at a Time Smile, breathe and go slowly. – Thich Nhat Hanh The idea of relaxed and full concentration, where you easily flow through all the tasks on your to do list, seems like an impossible dream but with this increasingly popular Japanese practice for concentration, we[…]

Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness

Zen in Vietnam: Experiencing Meditation and Buddhism at Truc Lam Monastery

Posted on June 26, 2017 by MAMcIntosh

By Patricia Alves / 05.26.2017 When I decided to go to Southeast Asia, one thing I wanted to do was join a monastery and learn about Buddhism. Some people advised me that I wouldn’t find monasteries to join in Vietnam, my first stop. I visited pagodas all over the country, but always just as a[…]

Posted in Buddhism, Meditation, Religion

Five Meditation Techniques for Living in the Present

Posted on June 22, 2017 by MAMcIntosh

06.22.2017 Rewire Your Brain for Inner Peace Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware. – Thich Nhat Hanh To become successful and joyful, you must succeed in generating inner peace. But when our lives are full of chaos, it can be difficult to work out exactly how to go[…]

Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology

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