Meditation as effective The first study ever to directly compare medication to meditation for anxiety finds the two methods work equally well at reducing symptoms.
The finding, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, suggests that people struggling with anxiety could be helped either by a daily pill (which could come with side effects) or a daily practice of mindfulness … Read More
Meditation reorganizes A new meta-analysis examined evidence of how meditation alters brain activity and connectivity.
The authors found that meditation reorganizes the brain’s spatial topography.
Perhaps this explains why advanced meditators claim to experience “non-dual awareness” — that is, a dissolution of the boundaries between the self and the environment, resulting in a state of unity with the world.
According … Read More
Therapy Singing Bowls What do you understand by the term meditation?
Meditation is a simple process of releasing your body tension, letting your energy flow in one point direction. Meditation often brings a state of inner peace and calms your mind. If you have had a very long day at work, or simply want to unwind yourself from the daily
“Home & the Underworld,” by Antony Gormley, 1989. Earth, rabbit skin glue, and black pigment on
Illustrations by Tomi Um.
Going to a retreat or program is a wonderful way to deepen our meditation practice. But how do we stay connected with
Photo by Nikolaos Dimou.
After a year of distance learning during the global pandemic, we returned to regular, in-person school. On the first day, I posed with my three
Samu Sunim
Venerable Samu Sunim, founder of the Buddhist Society for Compassionate Wisdom (BSCW), died on August 6, 2022 at Zen Buddhist Temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada surrounded by his disciples and students after suffering the effects of Parkinson’s disease for the last six years.
Sunim was a Korean Zen (Seon) teacher, poet, writer, and scholar of Buddhism. He was
“Superman Buddha, Force Within” by Elisa Insua.
At the end of January, one of my close spiritual friends died. A queer Black man, a Sufi imam “scholartivist” (scholar–artist–activist) and professor of ministry students, Baba Ibrahim Farajajé died of a massive heart attack. He
