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#1) Meditation is good for mind and body. Ninety cancer patients were taught meditation and then compared to cancer patients who did not have meditation exposure. After seven weeks, those who had meditated reported that they were significantly less depressed, anxious, angry and confused than the control group, which hadn't practiced meditation. The meditators also had more energy and fewer heart and gastrointestinal problems than did the other group. This study was published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
#2) Meditation reduces anxiety. Anxiety can be described as experiencing overwhelming feelings of fear, worry and tension. Meditation offsets these by slowing down racing thoughts and regulating breathing, which calms the nervous system. People with anxiety who regularly practiced meditation over the course of three years saw positive, long-term impacts on their mental health, according to a study in General Hospital Psychiatry.
#3) Meditation eases depression. A study by Harvard neuroscientist Dr. Sara Lazar showed that the brains of meditators had remarkably more "prefrontal cortex gray matter thickness" meaning that the more you practice meditation, the stronger & better your prefrontal cortex, the greater your emotional well-being and balance. Another study done with people who were recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) compared those who were taught meditation with those who did not receive the instruction. The result: Meditators reported better coping skills and less perceived stress, and their symptoms of depression had been reduced,” said Neurologist and Lawson Associate Scientist Dr. Sarah Morrow. The research was done at the Lawson Health Research Institute.
If you're local, please join us for group meditation:
Wednesday evening 7 - 8 pm
Sunday morning 9 - 10 am.
#2) Meditation reduces anxiety. Anxiety can be described as experiencing overwhelming feelings of fear, worry and tension. Meditation offsets these by slowing down racing thoughts and regulating breathing, which calms the nervous system. People with anxiety who regularly practiced meditation over the course of three years saw positive, long-term impacts on their mental health, according to a study in General Hospital Psychiatry.
#3) Meditation eases depression. A study by Harvard neuroscientist Dr. Sara Lazar showed that the brains of meditators had remarkably more "prefrontal cortex gray matter thickness" meaning that the more you practice meditation, the stronger & better your prefrontal cortex, the greater your emotional well-being and balance. Another study done with people who were recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) compared those who were taught meditation with those who did not receive the instruction. The result: Meditators reported better coping skills and less perceived stress, and their symptoms of depression had been reduced,” said Neurologist and Lawson Associate Scientist Dr. Sarah Morrow. The research was done at the Lawson Health Research Institute.
If you're local, please join us for group meditation:
Wednesday evening 7 - 8 pm
Sunday morning 9 - 10 am.
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If you are angry when you’re doing something, even if you speak of peace, you are actually engaged in war. — Pomnyun Sunim
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The systems that evolved in Tibet were not primarily to make money. They were to make bodhisattvas. That’s a huge difference. They didn’t have universities where people learned how to make money. It was about how to become a bodhisattva, how to tame the ego, how to expand the mind, how to use these incredible techniques, which are way beyond our psychiatric techniques, to go deeper and deeper, ever deeper into mind, to remove all of the poisons. - Richard Gere
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Are we living in end times? Who knows? I will finish with a bow of kindness for all those who are suffering, and with a bow of gratitude to the Buddha for all that I receive. We have this moment, and we are surrounded by beauty. - Satya Robyn
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Even though you don't like your life, just live. - Dainin Katagiri
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Buddhism is a path of supreme optimism, for one of it's basic tenets is that no human life or experience is to be wasted or forgotten, but all should be transformed into a source of wisdom and compassionate living. - Taitetsu Unno
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In his book, Brotherhood (written with his brother Sanjiv) author, physician and spiritual leader, Deepak Chopra, tells of his early lessons in compassion which came via his father and mother. The elder Chopra was an Indian army medical doctor whose specialty was cardiology. Dr. Krishan Chopra asked for military permission to maintain a private practice on weekends. This was granted and so, from Saturday morning through Sunday evening each weekend, Dr. Chopra received patients at his home. Because of his strong reputation, patients came to Dr. Chopra from all over India. There was never a charge for anyone.
On those weekends, his wife, Pushpa Chopra, carefully observed the patients. When it was obvious to her that a patient was poor, she would quietly ask a servant to provide that patient a meal and, if the need was great, give money for a train ticket home.
On those weekends, his wife, Pushpa Chopra, carefully observed the patients. When it was obvious to her that a patient was poor, she would quietly ask a servant to provide that patient a meal and, if the need was great, give money for a train ticket home.
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Change is difficult. Complaining is easy. - Margaret Meloni
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Our friends influence us greatly. Therefore, it’s wise and skillful to assess friendships by asking questions such as these: Is being with this friend better than being alone? When I’m with him, am I growing as I do when I’m alone? Does she make me feel happy and loved? Do I feel safe with him? Is there loyalty and commitment from this person? When I’m with this person is there joy, growth, peace? If your answer to these types of questions is mainly ‘yes’ then you have an authentic friendship. Of course, if your answer is ‘no’ then it may be time to let it go and move on. - VMP
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To be simple, to appreciate what has been given to us, and to take care of our body, is an act of humility. - Vanda Scaravelli