In celebration of The 50th Anniversary of The Moonwalk we are sharing this piece about our author, The late Edgar Michell, the 6th human being to walk on the moon. Here is video profile of his great work. Click here for Edgar Mitchell on BetterListen! … [Read more...]
True Intimacy – Frank Ostaseski – No Fear No Death
True Intimacy with Frank Ostaseski No Death No Fear Here is a a transcribed excerpt from our new program. "I thought this morning we might start with a little practice, a little guided practice. But, a word or two before we start the practice. Sometimes I think - I talk to a lot of healthcare people, docs and nurses and such. I explain to them that in the pursuit of true healing we are our best diagnostic tool. We can sense our bodies and find out something about the dark and cramped places, and we can also recognize places where the energy is flowing easily. We can explore our hearts and understand something about how we can allow fear, and overwhelm and grief, and we can look at … [Read more...]
From TGIF to TGIN – Hump Day to Friday: a mindful tour of the work week
So it’s Sunday night, Game of Thrones just ended or maybe Sunday Night Football or maybe a movie on Netflix. Your favorite Sunday night show just ended and you find yourself brushing your teeth and you notice a little bit of anxiety in your belly and you are not really sure why the Sunday Night Blues are creeping in. Then it dawns on you that the following morning is Monday morning, back to the rat race, back to the grind doing the “Sisyphus" thing. And so another week begins, which brings to mind an infamous statistic. Turns out, the highest incidence of heart attacks happen, When? - Monday morning, 9 o’clock. No real surprise there. Welcome to to your working week! Okay, you make it … [Read more...]
Dr. James Doty and Thich Nhat Hanh
Enjoy this preview from the incredible CCARE interview collection with 2 BetterListen! authors and friends, Dr Jim Doty and Thich Nhat Hanh. Dr. Doty is a neurosurgeon and founder of the Center for Compassion and Contemplative Care at Stanford University and the author of A Trip to the Magic Shop Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart … [Read more...]
The Dilemma of Depth Psychology in Relation to Social Change – James Hillman
Perhaps this is why it is so important to the soul to hear the stories of courage and glory, of beauty and faith. Because, these heroic remembrances and honorings strengthen and feed not the immovable, isolated center in heroic imitation, but the invisible guests. "Hence Homer, and the epic tales of the Bible keep a human civilization going on by nourishing the inhuman spirits. They seem, those spirits, they seem to love a good story. They especially seem to like to hear about themselves. This interpretation of Mr. Liu's refusal invites reflection on the importance of ancestors who back you up. How do you observe them in your days? The importance of the groups you join, the loves you … [Read more...]
Douglas Rushkoff – Team Human – book excerpt
Modernity is not particularly conducive to awe. We are painfully disconnected from the larger cycles of day, night, moon, and season, making it harder for us to witness or identify with the inspiring renewal all around us. Spirituality has become less of a state of being than yet another goal to attain in the future. Unlike today, the vast majority of humankind’s experience was spent understanding time as circular. Only recently did we adopt a more historical approach to time, and a correspondingly more aggressive way of manifesting our spiritual destiny. That’s the main difference between the spiritual systems that humans lived with over many millennia and the infant religions that … [Read more...]
The 7 Spiritual Laws of Yoga
Summary: The blog aims to discuss the 7 spiritual laws of Yoga and their roles in the daily life of a person. Larger than the five world oceans together, is the yogic ocean of knowledge and wisdom. There is no end of the spiritual theories. The 7 Spiritual Laws are also a part of this gigantic Yoga knowledge. These laws are based on the spiritual principles of Yoga that have been described in various yogic texts from ancient times. All yogic practices including Meditation, Pranayama, Sun salutation, etc. lead one to a world of perfection and devotion. These laws are the manifestation of Yogic exercises and what they infer. Let’s understand each spiritual law of Yoga individually in … [Read more...]
Jon Kabat-Zinn Meditation is Not What You Think – book excerpt
Book Excerpt: In its outward manifestation, formal meditation appears to involve either stopping, by parking the body in a stillness that suspends activ- ity, or giving oneself over to flowing movement. In either case, it is an embodiment of wise attention, an inward gesture undertaken for the most part in silence, a shift from doing to simply being. It is an act that may at first seem artificial but that we soon discover, if we keep at it, is ultimately one of pure love for the life unfolding within us and around us. When I am guiding a meditation with a group of people, I often find myself encouraging them to throw out the thought “I am meditating” and just be awake, with no trying, … [Read more...]
Dr Emmett Miller – The Neuroscience of mind, basketball and The Brooklyn Dodgers. A wisdom profile
Emmett Miller, MD talks with Steve Stein and they discuss his journey and path that lead Emmett from the streets on new york city to being a pioneer in mind-body medicine. Emmett takes us through the incredible science of brain function, the fight or flight syndrome and the phenomenon and importance of quieting the mind. At the end, Emmett takes us through a wonderful guided meditation. Check out our programs from Dr Miller here. … [Read more...]
How will you introduce yourself to God? Dr Bernie Siegel
Here is a transcribed excerpt from our new online program with Dr Bernie Siegel "One of my workshop questions is, "How will you introduce yourself to God?" Because there's a waiting line there, when you get to that line they say that. And the answer that gets you in is basically," I don't need an introduction, I'm his child," you know, to feel that you're part of the divine. And i really feel that the reason we're alive is to make God happy. You know, that if we can participate in creation, be God with skin on, you know, you need tools, so we can be the tools and to do that. And I say, "That's who I am," the other part is, that I accept the fact that I'm continually growing and … [Read more...]
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