News tagged with buddhist monks
Scientist inspired by Dalai Lama studies happiness
(AP) -- After hearing about his cutting-edge research on the brain and emotions through mutual friends, the Dalai Lama invited Richard Davidson to his home in India in 1992 to pose a question.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 14, 2010 |
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Meditation helps increase attention span
It's nearly impossible to pay attention to one thing for a long time. A new study looks at whether Buddhist meditation can improve a person's ability to be attentive and finds that meditation training helps people do better ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Study suggests Buddhist deity meditation temporarily augments visuospatial abilities
Meditation has been practiced for centuries, as a way to calm the soul and bring about inner peace. According to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, there is now ev ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Buddhism on the dinner plate
(PhysOrg.com) -- New book by a Harvard nutritionist and renowned monk encourages the Buddhist sense of mindfulness in how people eat.
Apr 06, 2010 |
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