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Articles/Talks

Mindfulness :

RESEARCH PAPERS


 

Harvard Health Publications on the benefits of Mindfulness     a480e9945101a835c2e01cc43a7c718f

“Mindfulness can literally change your Brain” from Harvard Business Review by Christina Congleton, Britta K. Holzel & Sara W. Lazar

Wildmind.org 

The Science of Mindfulness – Oxford

Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation, Davidson, Kabat-Zinn, et al 

 

ARTICLES

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on Mindfulness

 

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Compassion:


Joan Halifax -Compassion and the True Meaning of Empathy 

Mattieu Ricard: Brain Plasticity after Compassion and Empathy Training

 

 

Nature & Food Awareness :Buddhist leaf


Jon Young speaks about the role of Deep Nature Connection 

Jon Young on Mentoring

Richard Louv on Parks, Nature and Children

Rachel Parent: 15 year old on GMO’s

Recent Post
  • Unpacking Tonglen

    (Rev.) Andrew Blake unpacks the practice of Tonglen for us. Tonglen is considered a very deep and advanced practice, a practice and journey born by the Bodhisattvas, or those who have chosen to free themselves and all beings. Like tonglen, that journey has many stages. Here are some thoughts to meet the reality of living in a world of Covid-19, supported by the 3 Stages of Tonglen: Equality of Others, The Four Types of Exchanges, and Caring for Others More Than Oneself.

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