Pema Chodron was a student of Chogyam Trungpa, the Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and teacher who founded the Shambhala tradition here in the U.S. She is highly regarded as teacher and author and in the videos below, Pema Chodron gives some background and instruction in the meditative practice of Tonglen, which uses difficult circumstances as … [Read more…]
In her seminal book, The Places That Scare You, Pema Chodron quotes Albert Einstein– showing us a link between modern science/physics and Buddhist thought as well as presenting the possibility that great, enlightened minds think alike. We wonder if Einstein knew he was a Buddhist?
What happens when you bring together a long-time meditation teacher interested in advanced mathematics and science with a Harvard neuroscientist who is an avid meditator? You get the Harvard Brain Study on Shinzen Young Meditators. Together, Shinzen Young and Dave Vago have teamed-up to investigate what happens in the brain when you apply Shinzen Young’s … [Read more…]
Check out this AOL/Huffington Post video which talks about the ways sitting practice can help with people who suffer pain or even chronic pain from things like surgery and chemotherapy: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/meditation-benefits-pain-relief_n_2535181.html?utm_hp_ref=gps-for-the-soul&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009