BDDHA-we suffer because we are attached

/////////////shamatha (“calm abiding”), a series of methods for enhancing one’s attention, such as mindfulness of breathing


/////////////When we’re stressed, cytokines trigger inflammation throughout the body, which can cause serious problems if unchecked. In a brain-and-body feedback loop, if the central nervous system detects the presence of cytokines, it releases the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which tells cells in the spleen and other organs to dial back the immune response.


///////////research team reported that at the end of the retreat, the first group had telomerase levels that were 30 percent higher than those in the control group



//////////////members of the retreat group consistently improved in a test measuring impulse control, which also contributed to their overall sense of psychological well-being



/////////////////participants were more moved by certain film scenes of suffering they were shown, and less likely to recoil from them than members of the control group. As the retreat progressed, she says, the meditators also showed greater fluidity in their emotional responses.



//////////////// that most people are happier and less anxious from their mid-50s onward.


////////////////TM-striking stress-reducing changes, such as lowered heart rate and a slower rate of oxygen consumption, which he dubbed the “relaxation response.


////////////////MRI scans showed they had a thicker layer of tissue in the prefrontal cortex, a region thought to help integrate emotional and cognitive processe


//////////////////Breathing in I know that I am breathing in.
Breathing out I know that I am breathing out.”



/////////////// This food is a gift of the whole universe,the earth, the sky and much mindful work.
May we eat in mindfulness so as to be worthy of it.
May we transform our unskillful states of mind and learn to eat in moderation.
May we take only foods that nourish us and prevent illness.
May we accept this food to realize the path of understanding and love.


//////////////Before starting the car
I know where I am going.
The car and I are one,
if the car goes fast, I go fast.



/////////////////Waking up this morning I smile
knowing there are 24 brand new hours before me.
I vow to live fully in each moment,
and look at beings with eyes of compassion.



//////////////Glasgow University say that men who drink tea could have a higher risk of prostate cancer than men who don’t drink tea.



//////////////////Yours in distress
Alan Turing


///////////////Scientists have discovered that North African people have been making yogurt for more than 7,000 years, thanks to an analysis of pottery shards which was published in the journal Nature



////////////////ust because the media and our own brains have a negative bias doesn't mean we are helpless to do anything about it.



///////////////Mathematicians know their subject is beautiful,” says Ian Stewart of the University of Warwick.


//////////////seeing now is a transition from the historically slow spread of Buddhism through physical geographic dispersal, to more immediate availability and consumption of ideas through the virtual and geographic independent tools of social networking



/////////////////women require reading glasses or bifocal lenses earlier than men. According to a recent article, the gender difference is caused by factors other than focusing ability, such as arm length or preferred reading distance, which should be considered when prescribing readers or bifocals.


//////////////CLASSICAL MUSIC CONNECTS BETN INSTINCT AND INTELLECT


////////////////SYMPHONY, SONATA, CONCERTO



////////////////BEETHOVEN FROM ANGST TO JOY


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