In the crowd of streetwise San Franciscans lining up for needle exchange, he stands out: a 52-year-old gay Buddhist monk, lean and sinewy in his bright yellow and red robes, chatting amicably with the men and women in line while swapping clean syringes for the dirty ones he collects. Read more
It’s a common practice to burn incense for ceremonies, rituals and meditation – but which ingredients are the best to use to promote this meditative state? Read more
"I knew I had been avoiding my next level of writing as I walked into the funky mountain hideaway near Winter Park in September. And that’s exactly why I went to the Rocky Mountain Contemplative Writing Retreat." Read more
Conference addresses western medicine and society’s embrace of meditation. Read more
Meditation cannot truly begin until the mind/brain lets go of everything. Read more
The September issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource explores alternative ways to manage chronic pain. Read more
Dalai Lama will join acclaimed speakers from the scientific and contemplative communities to discuss science and clinical applications of meditation. Read more
Those practising spiritual meditation were more relaxed and better able to withstand pain than people performing secular meditation, a new study finds Read more
This week, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ordered his disciples to stop teaching in Britain. But where does that leave the little bit of Lancashire where meditation ruled? Read more
Mediation techniques can help cure depression, and Buddhism’s core techniques of meditation and awareness may have much to offer ordinary Westerners, whose material comforts have not wiped out rampant emotional distress. Read more
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