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The contemplative life is often depicted as a solo and introspective one, featuring a lone monk meditating on a mountain, a robed ascetic...
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- 27 min
Mindfulness of death: reflections on the brevity and purpose of life
"Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom." (Psalm 20:12) My father often spoke of death as a homecoming and was as...
- 15 min
The Gift of Speech
Loafe with me on the grass, loose the stop from your throat, Not words, not music or rhyme I want, not custom or lecture, not even the...
- 64 min
The Beautiful Brain
I shared a blank map of the United States with adults on retreat. They could identify the states I pointed to and describe the weather...
- 42 min
Strong Emotions
Scientists are only beginning to understand the complexity that is human emotion. The research we present here is emerging and is by no...
- 18 min
Sleep
Meditators attend to conditions that affect their practice, and sleep is one of the most impactful. You can skip to the tips listed...
- 10 min
Interoception 1: Noting Temperature
Interoception is the perception of bodily sensations which can express as tingling, throbbing, heat, coldness, pulsing, swelling,...
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