- Before Time Goes By - Before Time Goes By Clicca qui per l’Italiano Growing and play Adventure each day The joys of childhood But time goes by … Education and training Ignorance waning The value of knowledge But time goes by … Courtship and romance Love’s heart-warming dance The beauty of youth But time goes by … A family to … Continue reading "Before Time Goes By"
- Does Mindfulness Work? - Does Mindfulness Work? We were recently invited to write a paper for the British Medical Journal that discusses the treatment efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions. The paper has just been published and is entitled ‘Does Mindfulness Work?’. It can be accessed (for free) here: http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h6919.full?ijkey=Q3IuzuNeBFUkrZP&keytype=ref We wrote the paper with our friend and colleague Prof Mark … Continue reading "Does Mindfulness Work?"
- To Enlightenment and Beyond - To Enlightenment and Beyond Click here for Italian readers – Clicca qui per i lettori italiani Most Buddhist practice systems assert that there are various stages on the path to enlightenment. Perhaps the most well-documented example is the Ten Bodhisattva Bhūmis which in Mahayana Buddhism, are understood to reflect ten stages of spiritual awakening – culminating in … Continue reading "To Enlightenment and Beyond"
- Porta il tuo cuscino di meditazione con te quando ti alzi - Porta il tuo cuscino di meditazione con te quando ti alzi Quando si soffia per spegnere le vostre candele, e si alza dal proprio cuscino di meditazione, questo è il momento in cui la pratica della meditazione veramente abbia inizio. Come meditatori, dovremmo cercare di non creare una separazione tra sessioni di meditazione formali e … Continue reading "Porta il tuo cuscino di meditazione con te quando ti alzi"
- The Seat of Self and Consciousness in the Brain: A Buddhist Perspective - The Seat of Self and Consciousness in the Brain: A Buddhist Perspective Clicca qui per Italiano In recent decades there have been major advances in scientific understanding of the human brain. To a large extent these advances have been driven by new neuroimaging technologies that have provided neuroscientists with increasingly refined images or maps of … Continue reading "The Seat of Self and Consciousness in the Brain: A Buddhist Perspective"
- A Second Generation of Mindfulness-based Intervention - A Second Generation of Mindfulness-based Intervention Clicca qui per l’Iataliano In one of our research papers that was published this summer in the journal Mindfulness, we identified and discussed a recent development in mindfulness research and practice. Until a few years ago, mindfulness research within psychology has primarily focussed on what have been termed First Generation … Continue reading "A Second Generation of Mindfulness-based Intervention"
- Forgive them Father - Forgive them Father Clicca qui per l’Italiano “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”. These are the words that Jesus Christ is believed to have cried out approximately 2,000 years ago during his crucifixion at Golgotha. We were recently reminded of these words during a relaxing discussion with a friend of ours … Continue reading "Forgive them Father"
- Teaching Mindfulness to Children - Teaching Mindfulness to Children Clicca qui per Italiano Along with a friend and colleague of ours – Professor Mark Griffiths – we recently published an article in the journal of Education and Health about the health benefits of mindfulness for children and adolescents. In our paper, we made reference to an on-going debate amongst scientists … Continue reading "Teaching Mindfulness to Children"
- A Breath of Fresh Air - A Breath of Fresh Air Clicca qui per l’Italiano Are you breathing? Are you alive? Are you being? These may seem like strange questions but read them again and look at what they are asking. Are you truly aware that you are breathing and are you truly aware that you are living? Are you fully … Continue reading "A Breath of Fresh Air"