This month marks the start of a new year long course that is being run by Dr. Rick Hanson, who happens to be the author of our book club selection ‘Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom’. (Join in on the conversation on member’s website: http://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/Membership.aspx). The course is called The Foundations…
Here we are on the top floor of the U of A’s beautiful new library on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The views out to sea are AMAZING. We have 17 third year MSc students here to prepare for researching and writing their work based project or dissertation. The student’s research topics vary from exploring the…
This week’s Mindfulness Challenge is the ‘Seven ‘Minute’ Itch’. I have been reading the book ‘Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation’ by Larry Rosenburg. He tells a wonderful story about being bitten by a mosquito while under the instructions to stay perfectly still: At the beginning of one morning sitting, after a…
The Insight that Everything is Perfectly OK -Nick Williams When I first heard of the blog competition I thought that this was a great idea, but writing it wasn’t so easy. Eventually I had some inspiration in our local supermarket and this is the result. The insight that I’ve been coming back to recently (and…
A Message from Heather Regan-Addis My Lojong card this morning (from Pema Chodron’s Compassion box) says ‘This time practice the main points’. The main points are: 1. Seeking to help others is more important than only looking out for yourself. 2. Practicing what your teacher has taught you is more important than scholarly study. 3.…
Picture taken by MSc Student Mike Pupius Jack Kornfield and Paul Breiter tell a wonderful story about wisdom. In the book, ‘A Still Forest Pool’, they tell the story of how a renowned academic, who lectured on Buddhist psychology, approached Zen Master Achaan Chah in regards to the importance of abidharma or the Buddhist study…
Blue sky and sun shine in Venice last weekend during Mindfulness Training module 1! It is such a pleasure to work with such wonderful people as Heather and Gaia. We really enjoy our time with participants coming from various part of Italy. We could really feel the freshness and the excitment of starting this new…
Last week, a few friends of mine got together for a cuppa and a chat. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and the company was delightful. We discussed the usual…work, family and the plans for the weekend. However, our conversation veered towards a problem one of us was having with a mutual friend.…
I was at dinner with friends last night and we were sharing what inspires us to practice. One of the things that inspires me is stories. As human beings, our reality is made up of the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, about others and about our world. In particular, stories have the ability to…
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