Scientist proves that humans are psychic There's a reason why most people don't consider parapsychology a real science: the methods are usually suspect and the results are usually crazy. But a leading social journal is publishing a paper proving that people can predict the future, and this time, the research is solid. Precognition is the ability to accurately predict future events without having any information about those events, and it's impossible. If it weren't impossible, it would mean that there was some kind of totally bizarre violation of the rules of time and space going on. Despite the inclination of the rest of the universe to behave itself, one psychologist has been able to provide experimental evidence that humans are actually capable of precognition. Over the past eight years, Daryl Bem of Cornell University conducted a series of well-established psychological experiments on some 1,000 college students. What Bem did next was to run the same experiment backwards. As far as just what, exactly, is going on...
Dharma The Cat Cartoons “Dharma The Cat – Philosophy With Fur” Features clever, thought-provoking cartoonsthat appeal to all ages, blendingphilosophy and spirituality with humor. DHARMA THE CAT SAYS: "Sometimes when you thinkyou're teaching others, they're teaching you!" “It's havoc, farce and mayhem on the rocky path to nirvana,with a Buddhist cat, a novice monk and a mouse hell-bent on cheese!” DHARMA THE CAT SAYS: "Comparisons are odious!" These cartoons have been published in magazines in 28 countries,and translated into 18 languages. DHARMA THE CAT SAYS: "Some things are better left unsaid!" click here to preview the eBook(right click on link, then "save target as")orBuy Dharma's Cartoon e-Book for US$15! Check the great gifts at Dharma's store! A paperback copy book of these cartoons was published (in black & white) by Simon & Schuster Australia, and is still available from www.Amazon.com. Now all the old favorites are in this e-Book in full color, with some new cartoons never seen before.
Pema Chodron In order to have compassion for others, we have to have compassion for ourselves. In particular, to care about other people who are fearful, angry, jealous, overpowered by addictions of all kinds, arrogant, proud, miserly, selfish, mean —you name it— to have compassion and to care for these people, means not to run from the pain of finding these things in ourselves. In fact, one's whole attitude toward pain can change. The tonglen practice is a method for connecting with suffering —ours and that which is all around us— everywhere we go. We begin the practice by taking on the suffering of a person we know to be hurting and who we wish to help. At that point you can change the focus and begin to do tonglen for what you are feeling and for millions of others just like you who at that very moment of time are feeling exactly the same stuckness and misery. People often say that this practice goes against the grain of how we usually hold ourselves together.
6 Questions That Will Make You Fee Peaceful and Complete “The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.” ~Swedish Proverb When I was in my mid-twenties an unhealthy relationship with an unhealthy guy sent me packing off to the corner of New Mexico to find myself. In a new age, self-discovery kind of world—a hubbub of a town filled with people in transition—I was graced to meet many powerful healers, gurus, shamans, and teachers. I became a workshop junkie. I got rolfed, (and got more intense body-work by thick-boned Maoris) and rebirthed with conscious breath work. I went on vision quests in the desert, called leading psychics, mapped my astrological chart, figured out my Enneagram number, dreamed lucidly for nights in an upright chair, and drew down the moon in Wiccan circles. I know. I was a perpetual seeker. Even though my unhealthy relationship was dysfunctional, that man gave me a gift that I wouldn’t discover for years. Whether he meant it or not, he would say: What’s not to love about you? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
global one tv Rebirth Where do we come from and where are we going? There are three possible answers to this question. Those who believe in a god or gods usually claim that before an individual is created, he does not exist, then he comes into being through the will of a god. He lives his life and then, according to what he believes or does during his life, he either goes to eternal heaven or eternal hell. How does the mind go from one body to another? Think of it being like radio waves. Is one always reborn as a human being? No, there are several realms into which one can be reborn. What decides where will be reborn? The most important factor, but not the only one, influencing where we will be reborn and what sort of life we shall have, is kamma. So we are not determined by our kamma. Of course we can. You have talked a lot about rebirth but is there any proof that we are reborn when we die? Some people might say that the supposed ability to remember former lives is the work of devils. Yes.
Buddhist meditation Buddhist meditation refers to the meditative practices associated with the religion and philosophy of Buddhism. Core meditation techniques have been preserved in ancient Buddhist texts and have proliferated and diversified through teacher-student transmissions. Buddhists pursue meditation as part of the path toward Enlightenment and Nirvana.[a] The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are bhāvanā[b] and jhāna/dhyāna.[c] Buddhist meditation techniques have become increasingly popular in the wider world, with many non-Buddhists taking them up for a variety of reasons. Key Terms[edit] Meditation in Buddhist traditions[edit] While there are some similar meditative practices — such as breath meditation and various recollections (anussati) — that are used across Buddhist schools, there is also significant diversity. In early tradition[edit] Types of meditation[edit] Meditation on the Buddhist Path And implicitly in regard to : Four foundations for mindfulness[edit]
the free encyclopedia free buddhist audio Thanissaro Bhikkhu: (Geoffrey DeGraff) In addition to the titles listed below, Thanissaro Bhikkhu has also translated into English many books by masters of the Thai forest traditions, including Upasika Kee Nanayon and Ajaans Lee, Fuang, and Maha Boowa. An anthology of his sutta translations is available in a four-volume series of books entitled Handful of Leaves, available from Metta Forest Monastery. He has also prepared a number of Study Guides on various topics of interest to Buddhist practitioners. Books that are available free of charge in printed form are marked thus: Note: For the most up-to-date collection of articles and books by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, see dhammatalks.org. Affirming the Truths of the Heart: The Buddhist Teachings on Samvega & Pasada, by Thanissaro Bhikkhu(1997; 5pp./14KB) A printed copy is included in the book Noble Strategy. The Agendas of Mindfulness, by Thanissaro Bhikkhu(2002; 3pp./10KB) A printed copy is included in the book The Karma of Questions. De-perception, by Thanissaro Bhikkhu(2002; 5pp./14KB)
Buddha's World & Buddhism Hi Stumblers! Please see my spiritual newsletter My focus is not on rituals, symbolism or gods, but on the path that Buddhism points to and its vision on the nature of our every day "reality". Texts on the nature of the Buddhist path, texts on the nature of reality (see emptiness), karma, and texts on meditation. As the title suggests different Buddhist lineages are represented here. Of living teachers of Buddhism, material by Thich Nhat Hanh,the Dalai Lama has been included here, among many others. Katinka Hesselink
Sustainability Policy Workshop & Retreat Jan 2012 Santa Barbara Jan 15-22nd, 2012 - Santa Barbara, CA Sustainability Policy Retreat for Activists, Enlightened Policymakers and Regulators Santa Barbara, CA foothills, January 15th-22nd 2012, short session 16-19th Public Presentation with Carolyn Raffensperger, 7 pm Jan 16th, SBCCRoundtable with local regulators, 12-1:30 pm Jan 19th, SB downtown =Please RSVP by Friday, Jan 6th if possible, the 9th at the latest= Overarching goal: reduce institutional barriers to sustainability. Specific, narrower goals include creation of a legal umbrella to permit existing and new centers for sustainability research that don't conform to existing codes improve building code and zoning support for integrated, context-specific solutions for sustainability. We aim to have a balance of skills and positions represented, including people both inside and outside the system. --David Eisenberg The retreat is by invitation only. Please RSVP with your dates, dietary & housing preferences, carpooling needs to Carla Rosin. Accommodations
lojong Lojong (Tib. བློ་སྦྱོང་,Wylie: blo sbyong) is a mind training practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition based on a set of aphorisms formulated in Tibet in the 12th century by Geshe Chekhawa. The practice involves refining and purifying one's motivations and attitudes. The fifty-nine or so slogans that form the root text of the mind training practice are designed as a set of antidotes to undesired mental habits that cause suffering. They contain both methods to expand one's viewpoint towards absolute bodhicitta, such as "Find the consciousness you had before you were born" and "Treat everything you perceive as a dream", and methods for relating to the world in a more constructive way with relative bodhicitta, such as "Be grateful to everyone" and "When everything goes wrong, treat disaster as a way to wake up." History of the practice[edit] Atiśa journeyed to Sumatra and studied with Dharmarakṣita for twelve years. Geshe Chekhawa is claimed to have cured leprosy with mind training. 1. 2.
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