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Archive for May, 2011
The Empathetic Civilization
Monday, May 9th, 2011Best selling author and political advisor, Jeremy Rifkin offers some profound insight on the evolution of human empathy. This lecture is brought to life by RSA Animate. It challenges the “human narrative” and helps us to reflect on the essence of our human nature.
Awakening
Sunday, May 8th, 2011Our intentions and our actions shape who we are. May awareness, compassion, and understanding be with you.
Awakening
Saturday, May 7th, 2011Insight has the power to penetrate the human condition and to transform it. May awareness, compassion, and understanding be with you.
Awakening
Friday, May 6th, 2011The human condition is a process of evaluating intention, disposition, and attention- without the “right” care for this process ultimately will yield unwholesome actions. May awareness, compassion, and understanding be with you.
Developing A Daily Practice
Friday, May 6th, 2011Instructions on how to bring meditation and awareness into your daily routine. ~ Jack Kornfield First you need yo select a suitable place for your regular meditation. It can be wherever you can sit easily with minimal disturbance- quiet and conducive for cultivating stillness and tranquility. For e.g. a corner of your bedroom or any […]
What Is Mindfulness?
Thursday, May 5th, 2011A short, but succinct look at “mindfulness” by one of this country’s foremost, secular authorities, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn- and prolific author, teacher, practitioner, and founder of the nationally renowned Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. A “Way” of being. A “Way” of living… with awareness, compassion, and understanding.
Awakening
Thursday, May 5th, 2011We are born in ignorance, nurtured by our craving, and perpetuated by endless moments of grasping in which we draw toward our attractions and push away our aversions. May awareness, compassion, and understanding be with you.
Awakening
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011The practice of meditation invites us to explore and examine the flux of arising and passing events. May awareness, compassion, and understanding be with you.
Mindful Schools- Mindful Kids
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011Founded in 2007, Mindful Schools is a program initiative in the U.S. that brings the practice of mindfulness to children right in their school. Mindful instruction in schools may still be in its infancy, but the potential for helping our children to develop skills and techniques for tuning their inner capacities for awareness and well-being […]
Awakening
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011Do our constructs simply freeze the fluid flow of the world into objects that can be labeled and manipulated by mind? May awareness, compassion, and understanding be with you.