In recent years, mindfulness meditation, rooted in Buddhist traditions, has gained widespread interest in psychology and beyond. Amid a performance-driven culture, where achievement often ...

Dr. Priyantha Nawaratne presented his doctoral thesis, ‘The Mind that Resides in the Forest’ at the University of Kelaniya’s Postgraduate Institute ...

Whereas Buddhist meditation is one aspect of a comprehensive approach to life aimed at dissolving the ego and realising compassion for all beings, mindfulness seems often to be marketed and used as a ...

Loving-kindness is a meditation practice rooted in Buddhist culture. Known as 'metta' in Pali language, this art teaches us to embrace compassion, goodwill, and unconditional love toward ourselves and ...

It is important to note the differences between meditation and mindfulness. Mindfulness can be thought of as a part of meditation. In Buddhist tradition, the aim is to empty one's mind. In Christian ...

Mindfulness is therefore a practice of remembering to come back home to the now, when there are so many distractions and forces encouraging us to forget,” a Penn State professor writes.

Though I’ve dabbled in meditation ... list wouldn't be complete without Headspace, the mindfulness app developed by sports scientist-turned-Buddhist monk Andy Puddicombe. Originally an events ...

Early on, he introduced me to “The Miracle of Mindfulness,” a book by Thich Nhat Hanh, the late Vietnamese Zen master who popularized Buddhist meditation and mindfulness in the West.

as well as a longtime meditation teacher. For those who are considering practicing mindfulness this year, I want to return to the Buddhist roots of mindfulness in order to highlight one aspect of ...

The Falmouth Public Library will host a series of meditation sessions on three upcoming Tuesdays—February 11, March 11 and April 1—from 2:30 to 4 PM in the Hermann Foundation Meeting ...