Can You Chant from the Bible or the Quran to Bliss and Happiness?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Even though I am a practicing physician, this article is not meant to be medical advice. It […]
24 Lectures: The Science of Mindfulness: A Research-Based Path to Well-Being
Source: The Great Courses By Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D.; Harvard University Have you ever noticed that trying to calm down before a high-stakes event often just produces more agitation? That […]
Meditations on The Philosopher King, Plato, and if Utopia is possible.
Source: bigthink.com Many great thinkers have devoted their time to trying to understand the ideal society; laying out a system of government, values, and behavior, practiced in their utopia. Few, if any, of these thinkers ever had a chance to directly enact their ideas. While the ideas of great thinkers are […]
Missing the Sacred: Why This Atheist Came Back to Faith
Source: Huffington Post By Mette Ivie Harrison Mormon in progress, mother of 5, author of ‘The Bishop’s Wife’ and ‘His Right Hand,’ Princeton PhD, All-American triathlete As I sat in church […]
How To Create A Sacred Space In Your Home
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — Make room for wonder, no matter what your beliefs are. Even if you can only stop by it for 10 seconds every day, having a space for quiet reflection in your home is a reminder to check in with yourself. Whether you’re religious, non-religious, or […]
How Meditation Primes The Mind For Spiritual Experiences
Huff Post: by Carolyn Gregoire — The practice of mindfulness dates back at least 2,500 years to early Buddhism, and since then, it’s played an important role in a number of spiritual traditions. While the stillness and connecting with one’s inner self cultivated through mindfulness are certainly an important part of a […]
Contemplative Studies Grow At Brown University — And Beyond
Huff Post: Jaweed Kaleem — Three times last week, between classes in neuropharmacology, neural systems and journalism, Brown University junior Henry Langton changed into sweatpants, sat with dozens of classmates on cushions in a campus dance studio and meditated on his breath and his body for 25 uninterrupted minutes. One […]
No one knows if this religious leader is dead or meditating
global post: by Timothy Mcgrath — His family says he’s dead. His followers say he’s meditating. Either way, Shri Ashutosh Maharaj is in a commercial freezer and there’s $170 million at stake. His Holiness Shri Ashutosh Maharaj, a wealthy religious leader in the Punjab city of Jalandhar, is either dead or […]
Jon Kabat-Zinn: ‘The Real Meditation Practice Is How We Live Our Lives From Moment To Moment’
Think meditation is hard, or requires hours and hours of silence and stillness? Think again, mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. said at Thrive, The Huffington Post’s second Third Metric conference […]
Wall Street’s new mantra: Meditate
Source: CNN Money Firms want to offer a $1,000 course on Transcendental Meditation to employees. Stocks are near all-time highs, the IPO market is hot, and for the most part, […]
Doctor’s Orders: 20 Minutes Of Meditation Twice a Day – How about 10 minutes 5 Times a day?
Editor’s note: The Muslim Times has added to the original title. Doctor’s Orders: 20 Minutes Of Meditation Twice a Day Source: WSJ Written by Sumathi Reddy: sumathi.reddy@wsj.com At Beth Israel […]
Meditation Makes You More Liberal-Study
Source: Huff Post, by Richard Schiffman. God is not on anyone’s side. Or, rather, God is on the side of Truth. And Truth is not the exclusive possession of any particular group or political ideology. There have been some fascinating studies about the effects of meditation in recent years. Buddhist […]
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan The Voice of Unity – The merging of Indian, Persian and Arab cultures
Source: Qantara On the 15th anniversary of the death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the world can look back on an extraordinary musician. The “King of Qawwali” was a source […]
Buddhism And Meditation: Why Most Buddhists In The World Don’t Meditate
Huff Post It may be a surprise to many Americans, and even to American Buddhists, to hear that the vast majority of the world’s Buddhists do not meditate. But it is true. Among the 250 million or so Buddhists alive today, only a tiny fraction have a regular meditation practice; […]
Peace Is Every Breath: The Light of Awareness
Huff Post You can be in touch with a lot of happiness during the time you’re washing your face, brushing your teeth, combing your hair, shaving,and showering, if you know how to shine the light of awareness onto each thing you do. For example, when you turn on the tap, […]
Meditation Beats Dance for Harmonizing Body and Mind Posted on March 1, 2011
Science.org The body is a dancer’s instrument, but is it attuned to the mind? A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that professional ballet and modern dancers are not as emotionally in sync with their bodies as are people who regularly practice meditation. UC Berkeley researchers tracked […]