Should We Live in the Moment — or Not?
In essays, philosopher John Martin Fischer explores whether the concept of “Be here now” is all it’s cracked up to be.
UC Riverside News
Topics: Meditation Metaphysics Spirituality
What Buddhism and Science Can Teach Each Other — and Us — About the Universe
Amid trying times, the collaboration between Western science and Eastern philosophy provides numerous health benefits and a path to understanding the natural world.
The Conversation
Topics: Consciousness Meditation Science & Religion Dialogue
Talent, You’re Born With. Creativity, You Can Grow Yourself
Some are born great. And some can achieve greatness by nurturing their creative brain with flexible and persistent thinking.
Aeon
Topics: Cognition Creativity Learning Meditation
Cultivating Kindness Through Meditation Can Slow the Aging Process, According to New Research
Kindness is its own good — but it can also bring health benefits.
Pacific Standard
Topics: Aging Longevity Meditation
What Science Can Learn From Religion
Hostility toward spiritual traditions may be hampering empirical inquiry.
The New York Times
Topics: David DeSteno Meditation Models of Science & Religion Ritual Science & Religion Dialogue Spirituality
How to Be More Resilient
Some people are just genetically tougher. But you can train your brain to better handle stress.
Topics: Meditation Resilience Self-Control
The Magic Shop of the Brain
James Doty is a clinical professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University and founding director of CCARE, the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.
On Being
Topics: Altruism Compassion Flourishing Meditation Neuroplasticity
The Remarkable Brain Waves of High-Level Meditators
People who have meditated for thousands of hours exhibit a remarkable difference in their brainwaves.
Big Think
Topics: Meditation
To Cultivate a Mindfulness Practice, You Need to Do Just That: Practice
More and more evidence is showing the benefits of mindfulness practice; however, the media portrayal of mindfulness is misleading.
Behavioral Scientist
Training Compassion ‘Muscle’ May Boost Brain’s Resilience to Others’ Suffering
As little as two weeks of compassion meditation training may reduce the distress a person feels when witnessing another’s suffering.
Frontiers Blog
Topics: Compassion Empathy Meditation
Does Mindfulness Meditation Really Make You Kinder?
New studies suggest that training in mindfulness may help us show more care and compassion toward others.
Greater Good
How Buddhist Meditation Kept the Thai Boys Calm in the Cave
The boys’ coach lived in a Buddhist monastery for a decade and taught them to meditate in the cave.
Vox
Resilience Is the New Happiness
Psychologists say resilience is a developed skill, not a talent of unique people blessed with a special character.
Quartz
Topics: Compassion Coping Meditation Resilience
What Is Nirvana?
Liberating oneself from rebirths might seem irrelevant to the non-believer. But nirvana is also a profound psychological goal.
Topics: Meditation Robert Wright Spirituality Transformation
Meditation Has Cognitive Gains for Years
A study found people who meditate benefit from the cognitive improvements for many years.
U.S. News & World Report
Study Suggests Meditating Can Prevent Age-Related Mental Decline
A recent study finds that a continuous meditation practice is associated with improvements in sustained attention.
Salon
Topics: Cognition Meditation
Harvard Study: Clearing Your Mind Affects Your Genes And Can Lower Your Blood Pressure
Harvard scientists have come up with evidence that the mere act of clearing your mind for 15 minutes each day actually alters how your genes operate.
CommonHealth, WBUR
Topics: Genes Meditation
Meditation May Not Make You a Better Person After All
A critical look at the research suggests its benefits are less than advertised.
Topics: Compassion Empathy Meditation Violence
Is Buddhism True?
An interview with Robert Wright.
Garrison Institute
Topics: Meditation Robert Wright
How Mindfulness Meditation Can Save America
Mindfulness erodes the psychology of tribalism in subtle and powerful ways.
WIRED
Topics: Bias Cognition Emotion Meditation Robert Wright
The Meditation Cure
A basic practice of Buddhism turns out to be one of the best ways to deal with the anxieties and appetites bequeathed to us by our evolutionary history.
The Wall Street Journal
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