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The Spiritual Path Means that I Commit Forever | Thomas Hübl

26 October 2016 Leave a Comment

"The moment I say, 'My meditation is forever,' I drop the question of an aim. It means I commit to something that’s bigger than my finite self." Watch video

Filed Under: Spiritual Practice Tagged With: meditation, spiritual practice, Thomas Hübl

Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Practice That Helps Us Forgive Others

28 February 2016 Leave a Comment

"Loving-kindness meditation is also known as metta meditation. “Metta” means directing good will and love toward all sentient beings. This form of meditation aids us in developing an attitude of kindness and compassion, especially for the people we are on bad terms with. "...practicing metta meditation is beneficial, as we all have at least one person in our lives that we can’t forgive. It is also crucial as it helps us develop kindness and love toward everyone without any exceptions." Read … Continue reading

Filed Under: Spiritual Practice Tagged With: forgiveness, loving-kindness, meditation, metta meditation, spiritual practice

A 69-year-old monk who scientists call the ‘world’s happiest man’ says the secret to being happy takes just 15 minutes a day

13 February 2016 Leave a Comment

"Who is the happiest man in the world? If you Google it, the name "Matthieu Ricard" pops up. "Matthieu Ricard, 69, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk originally from France who has been called "the world's happiest man." "That's because he participated in a 12-year brain study on meditation and compassion led by a neuroscientist from the University of Wisconsin, Richard Davidson. "Simple Capacity details the findings: "The scans showed that when meditating on compassion, Ricard’s brain produces a … Continue reading

Filed Under: Consciousness Tagged With: attention, brain study on meditation and compassion, compassion, consciousness, happiest man, happiness, learning, meditation, memory, neuroscience of happiness, world's happiest man

Join 24 Hours of Meditation for the Earth on the 1st of November

29 October 2015 Leave a Comment

A worldwide project on the 1st of November! Everyone can join and organize their own meditation for our planet on that day. The aim is to reach the negotiators of the COP21 which will be held in Paris in December. Please join us on November 1, 2015 everywhere around the world, for 24 hours of meditation for the Earth, with 24 eminent witnesses who will lead 24 hours of meditation and prayers. Organize meditations, sit-ins, prayers, silent marches, celebrations of all kinds, secular or … Watch video

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: climate, COP21, Earth meditation, global synchronised meditation for Earth, meditation, Paris COP21

What is Subtle Activism? | Uplift Connect

1 September 2015 Leave a Comment

"The practice of subtle activism is growing, but is it effective for creating real change? "It only takes a google search to find a mountain of evidence that personal practices like yoga and meditation are beneficial on an individual level. So what happens when we come together collectively to take the success of this inner work and turn it outwards? I spoke to David Nicol from the Centre For Subtle Activism this week, to find out. David Nicol PhD is the author of Subtle Activism: The Inner … Continue reading

Filed Under: Social, cultural & community evolution Tagged With: activism, change agents, collective activism, cultural transformation, global change, inner work, meditation, planetary transformation, social activism, subtle activism, transformation

Zen and the art of social movement maintenance

24 March 2015 Leave a Comment

"The untold story of how mindfulness was integral to Occupy's endurance and impact, holds vital lessons for those seeking mindfulness and a more just world. "Organizations that do anti-oppressive training to build movement power, like the Catalyst Project based in San Francisco, have begun integrating embodied awareness and mindfulness practices into their organizing work. In general, however, the tactical integration of mind/body and anti-oppression work is underdeveloped; it remains a site of … Continue reading

Filed Under: Social justice Tagged With: activism, grassroots movements, meditation, movements, non-violence, social justice, social movements, Waging Non-violence, Zen and activism

How to Meditate Without Even Trying with Peter Russell and Eckhart Tolle

14 March 2015 Leave a Comment

Findhorn Fellow, Peter Russell, speaks with Eckhart Tolle about the effortlessness of meditation. Peter leads us on the path with concrete and useful tips to support our practice. Continue reading

Filed Under: Spiritual Practice Tagged With: Eckhart Tolle, Findhorn Fellows, meditation, Peter Russell, spiritual practice

Wood Sisters in the Big Green Chair

8 March 2015 Leave a Comment

"Wood Sisters, a modern mystery school for women created by Sam Wernham and Sue Charman, offers a weekly Circle meditation group and celebrates the 8-fold Celtic year with day-long gatherings to honour the seasons of our lives, and the path of the western mysteries from prehistoric times through to modern day, in myth, meditation, ceremony and crafts. Sam & Sue share their Wood Sisters' vision for the future, in the Big Green Chair.... Watch video

Filed Under: Social, cultural & community evolution Tagged With: Big Green Chair, Circle meditation, future for humanity, Hawkwood Stroud, humanity's evolution, meditation, mystery school for women, Sam Wernham, Seed Festival, Sue Charman, vision, women's mystery school, Wood Sisters

Harvard Unveils MRI Study Proving Meditation Literally Rebuilds the Brain’s Gray Matter in 8 Weeks

1 February 2015 4 Comments

"Test subjects taking part in an 8-week program of mindfulness meditation showed results that astonished even the most experienced neuroscientists at Harvard University. The study was led by a Harvard-affiliated team of researchers based at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the team’s MRI scans documented for the very first time in medical history how meditation produced massive changes inside the brain’s gray matter. "The participants spent an average of 27 minutes per day practicing … Continue reading

Filed Under: Consciousness Tagged With: brain, compassion, Harvard study, introspection, meditation, mindfulness, research, self-awareness

Global Peace Meditation, August 8th

7 August 2014 Leave a Comment

From the event's Facebook page:- We are hoping to inspire the largest synchronized meditation in history. Deepak Chopra and Gabrielle Bernstein will be leading a lesson and overview in meditation, as well as a guided meditation. India Arie will be performing live at the event as well. We’ll also bring in questions about meditation and peace from participants all over the world for Deepak to respond to. You can register here for the meditation (so they can track how many people are … Continue reading

Filed Under: Consciousness Tagged With: activism, consciousness, globalisation, meditation, peace

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