January 2008 Issue: Healing

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Quote of the Month

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
- Krishnamurti

The Buddha provocatively said that everyone who wasn’t enlightened was insane. Is this just hyperbole, or was he onto something? Bodhipaksa riffs on a quote by Krishnamurti in order to explore what it means to be mentally healthy.

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Book Review

"Healing Breath: Zen for Christians and Buddhists in a Wounded World" by Ruben Habito.

Zen and Christianity may have much to offer each other and to learn from each other. But is it possible to be both a Christian and a Zen Buddhist? Author Ruben Habito seems to think so. Reviewer Samayadevi is more skeptical.

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Guest Article: On Practice

As westerners engage ever more deeply with meditation we find that rather than trying to shoehorn our experience into traditional categories we must find a new vocabulary to express what's really going on. Vajradaka, a renowned western teacher, finds new words to explain the path to one-pointedness.

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Meditation in the News:
Top Five Stories of Last Month

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Tibetan meditation for PTSD: Miami and Ohio State university researchers are investigating the impact of Tibetan meditation on victims of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Meditation enhances attention (video): Research shows how "letting go" helps us to deal with overstimulation.

Meditation practice 'frees' inmates A Buddhist monk has accustomed himself to the vicissitudes of prison life in three years of teaching meditation in Federal prison.

Meditation lowers impact of unpleasant feelings: Researchers have found that mindfulness meditation helps people brush off unpleasant feelings.

Meditation can change brain function, psychology study says: Brain imaging shows that meditation helps prevent unhelpful "rumination."