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Rational Mysticism

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:19:18 GMT

clipped by: Antara
clipper's remarks: Just a brilliant piece from 2005.

My experience with meditation would be of much the type Sam describes. It is just plain good for all of us, and religion has no monopoly on "spiritual experience" ....only some don't seem to know that yet, lol.

Clip Source: www.secularhumanism.org

Meditation, in the sense that I use the term, is nothing more than a method of paying extraordinarily close attention to one’s moment-to-moment experience of the world. There is nothing irrational about doing this (and Flynn admits as much). In fact, such a practice constitutes the only rational basis for making detailed (first-person) claims about the nature of human subjectivity. Difficulties arise for secularists like Flynn, however, once we begin speaking about the kinds of experiences that diligent practitioners of meditation are apt to have. It is an empirical fact that sustained meditation can result in a variety of insights that intelligent people regularly find intellectually credible and personally transformative. The problem, however, is that these insights are almost always sought and expressed in a religious context.

Tags: sam harris, meditation, mysticism

Labyrinths

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:18:44 GMT

clipped by: Antara
clipper's remarks: Another tool for living the good life

Clip Source: labyrinthuk.org

Labyrinth activities in Ireland

Labyrinthireland

is dedicated to raising the awareness and use of labyrinths, in Ireland and worldwide, as a tool for personal and spiritual growth.

Labyrinthireland seeks to raise the use and awareness of labyrinths by providing information on labyrinths; by helping people to design, construct and install their own labyrinth; and by facilitating the use of labyrinths through workshops and information sessions.

For more information about Labyrinthireland and labyrinth activities in Ireland, please visit Tony Christie's website: http://www.labyrinthireland.com/

Tags: labyrinths, meditation, peacefulness, de-stress

Goldie Hawn ain't a dim bulb

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:35:23 GMT

clipped by: Antara
clipper's remarks: I heard Goldie Hawn speak this weekend in London. She was inspiring and very direct about her work with the Hawn Foundation.

Exciting stuff it seems

Clip Source: www.brightlightfoundation.net

Research has shown that mindful awareness benefits children on many levels (to find out more, click here ). When kids learn simple mindfulness-based techniques (also called attention training), they gain an understanding of their own thoughts and feelings, and the skills to respond in healthy, responsible ways. Mindfulness also helps kids learn better—improving their concentration, confidence and academic performance.

Tags: education, meditation, inspiring

I am going to this :)

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:52:27 GMT

clipped by: Antara

Clip Source: www.happinessanditscauses.org

Key speakers include:

Lord Richard Layard, Emeritus Professor of Economics, London School of Economics	Goldie Hawn, Academy Award winner, best-selling Author: A Lotus Grows in the Mud Founder of The Hawn Foundation
Venerable Ajahn Sumedho,Abbot,Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. Author:The Sound of Silence;The Mind and the Way	Dorothy Rowe,Clinical Psychologist, Author:Beyond Fear,Depression:The Way Out of Your Prison
Professor Felicia Huppert, Co Director, Well-Being Institute, Cambridge University	Dr Anthony Seldon, Master, Wellington College
Robert Holden Director/Founder of The Happiness Project and a pioneer in the field of positive psychology and personal well-being.	Mrs Kailash Puri Author and Agony Aunt
Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw Director, Lamp on the Path Canada	Venerable Sangye Khadro (Kathleen McDonald) Author: How To Meditate

Tags: happiness, meditation