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Gossips and Skillful Speech
Skillful Speech..By working with the lay precept on speech, we can learn to say the right thing at the right time.
Years ago, when I began traveling the Buddha’s path, I was surprised by the emphasis placed on the practice of skillful speech. The Buddha considered the way we communicate with each other to be so [...]
My Teacher’s Interview
The Wise Investigator
Sayadaw U Tejaniya explains how taking an interest in life as it is can lead to liberation
Sayadaw U Tejaniya explains how taking an interest in life as it is can lead to liberation.Sayadaw U Tejaniya began his Buddhist training as a young teenager in Burma under the late Shwe Oo Min Sayadaw (1913-2002). [...]
ABOUT VIPASSANA MEDITATION IN SPANISH
ABOUT VIPASSANA MEDITATION IN SPANISH
Meditation and Anti-Aging
“If we can affect the stress response, we can affect the aging process.” She says “There`s a reason why experienced meditators live so long and look so young.”
Qigong, Meditation and Healing
We all live in a field of energy. Scientists, as well as spiritualists, know this, yet most of us don’t realize it in our day-to-day lives. “Like a fish in water or a bird in flight, we are unaware of the medium that supports us..
Meditation and Blood Pressure
Meditation proven to lower blood pressure with no drugs, no side effects, and zero cost
Meditation and Bladder Control
Now a new Loyola University Health System (LUHS) study shows therapy based on natural and ancient meditation techniques can train the brain to control the bladder without medication or operations.
Meditation and Depression
Now, for the first time, a study has shown that treatment based on meditation is an effective alternative to prescription drugs, even for people suffering from serious, long-term depression.
Meditation and Heart Disease
Now a $3.8 million study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has reached a first-ever finding: patients with coronary heart disease who practiced TM had a nearly 50 percent lower rate of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to a matched group that didn’t meditate