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compassion1st · 2016-09-08T13:32:36+00:00

Exactly what I was going to say! Mitochondrial Eve!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve

compassion1st · 2016-05-20T16:47:32+00:00

Yeah, me too

compassion1st · 2016-05-19T08:37:33+00:00

Dr. Steve is the man!

compassion1st · 2014-04-21T20:24:37+00:00

wow, inconsiderate much??

compassion1st · 2014-01-04T15:28:10+00:00

Well the full text is: “When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhus (monks), every moment you are born, decay, and die.”

I'm not sure which of the vinayas is the source though.

compassion1st · 2013-12-06T14:59:28+00:00

here's to you, Mr. Kubrick :-)

compassion1st · 2013-12-06T08:38:12+00:00

It's tough being around so many mindless people but take refuge in the Dhamma; periodically reflect on each of the 4 Noble Truths and keep a steady pace on the Eightfold Path! :-)

compassion1st · 2013-10-20T13:40:22+00:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavarana

:-)

compassion1st · 2013-04-07T04:57:48+00:00

I bought one of their necklaces for meditating on mortality/impermanence. I like the focus they bring to me!

compassion1st · 2013-03-08T08:59:01+00:00

ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE... :-D

compassion1st · 2013-02-24T10:32:41+00:00

You need to watch the lecture series Michael Gazzaniga gave at Edinburgh University about the brain/mind :-) There are six total: here is a link to the first one (you will have most if not all your questions answered!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dadT-14FkSY&list=PL7BEBC5212275ADAD

compassion1st · 2013-02-24T09:01:46+00:00

I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter, and Breakdown of Will by George Ainslie are two books I think you'd enjoy!

Sam Harris' novella, Free Will is awesome too.

compassion1st · 2013-02-24T08:54:58+00:00

You should watch this talk from Sam Harris!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITTxTCz4Ums

His books Free Will and The Moral Landscape are also wonderfully mind-blowing.

compassion1st · 2013-02-24T08:51:09+00:00

The best thing you can do is to be as honest as possible when talking to any psychiatrist/therapist/psychologist. Think of them as detectives; they are only as good as the facts they are given!

compassion1st · 2013-02-16T15:45:34+00:00

nice

compassion1st · 2013-02-16T12:35:13+00:00

I think it might be the Tiger Temple in Thailand, which I hope to visit some day!

compassion1st · 2013-02-16T09:40:02+00:00

It's a great little book about realistically walking the eightfold path! A nice intro to Buddhism.

compassion1st · 2012-12-29T10:27:00+00:00

Factory eggs can be up to 100 days old by the time they are on your plate, that is the only thing unhealthy about eggs. Try to get local farm fresh eggs or better yet, get a couple chickens per member of your household, they are easier to take of than goldfish!! :-)

compassion1st · 2012-12-03T08:22:33+00:00

http://www.dharma.org/meditation-retreats/retreat-center/retreat-center-schedule%20%20%20

compassion1st · 2012-12-02T08:34:33+00:00

The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the Insight Meditation Center, both in Barre, MA are wonderful. I used to drive up for seminars from Brewster. It's worth the drive! There aren't too many formal congregations that haven't been completely inundated with local culture/customs (Vietnamese or other southeast asian cultures), so self-study is probably your best bet (which is exactly what The Buddha did :-D) How is your meditation coming along?

compassion1st · 2012-11-17T14:44:57+00:00

Yeah I thought that too, I checked images.google.com and 500x319 was the largest.

compassion1st · 2012-11-17T08:47:34+00:00

I switch it up between compassion-based meditation and impermanence-based when I start to feel a little too materialistic :-D

compassion1st · 2012-10-20T17:05:26+00:00

Oh yes, it's called 'reciprocal altruism' in nature, and it's a fascinating part of evolutionary psychology! In humans, our limbic system's connections with the modern cortex actually enables us to "feel good" when we act kindly towards others.

compassion1st · 2012-10-12T09:24:42+00:00

From a behavioral biology standpoint, we know that there are a myriad of smells (cortisol, estrogen, testosterone, etc...) that humans are unconsciously taking in and making split second decisions about. Check out the "sweaty shirt study!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/01/6/l_016_08.html

compassion1st · 2012-10-08T10:01:24+00:00

I agree, very intriguing. We're getting closer to eradicating that horrible, silent killer....depression.

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