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blog 5

3/10/2013

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                  What is life?   

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                                  Units of Experience
                                    uh, okay, then...


            What makes a unit of experience? 

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                                    A unit of experience equals
                                     Attention + Interpretation
   how we perceive what we are paying attention to...so try this:


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Pay mindful attention.


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Delay judgment. 

Have an open mind. 


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       "Choose to be optimistic, it feels better."
                                                Dalai Lama XIV


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blog 4 - Bored?  Already?  

3/3/2013

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So many topics, so little time. 
First, just what is the purpose of meditation?  Where are we trying to get to with meditation? 
Click Here for a short snapshot of why we might want to meditate. 
This article is longer, but worth reading,  Why Meditate? written by Mattieu Ricard. 
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     Ricard about to be sent into an fMRI
     machine to visualize what is really going
     on in the brain when someone meditates! 

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         We touched on the subject of boredom in meditation.            What does it mean – when we say: "I'm bored." 
          Does it mean the same thing to me as to you? 

         Click here for a transcript of a talk about experiencing
         boredom in life and in meditation. 
        
         
          This link is to an article entitled:  Getting past boredom in meditation. 

          Is boredom just one of the Five Hindrances we talked about, a version of "the restless mind?"  Is it
          aversion?  See what you think.  Post a comment on this blog! It is wonderful to have a practice group;
          we can learn so much from talking to others about our experiences in meditation. 

          Be warm, be well.
          b.

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    Rebecca R. West, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC  is a certified family nurse practitioner and former clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois-Chicago.  Dr. West is interested in the positive health outcomes associated with contemplative practices such as meditation and yoga. 

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