Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Burke Lecture: Buddhism in a Global Age of Technology

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Lewis Lancaster on Buddhist philosophy, perception and cognitive neuroscience

Dear Piyal,

Appreciate your sharing this useful narrative of the aspects of the Buddha Dhamma which is only now being investigated by modern day scientists.

The URL given by you covers only a segment of the talk given by Prof. Emeritus Lewis Lancaster at the Berkeley University.

I am sharing it with other Buddhist friends who I am sure would be just as grateful as myself.

The URL for the entire 50 plus minutes talk is as follows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX2f6QHkU-I&feature=related

With warm regards,
Mahinda



P.S. The shorter version, i.e. 10 minute talk could be accessed by clicking the following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBzU_HvwpM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Youtube: 2012 - A Message of Hope

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2012 - A Message of Hope

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_YOG3jMlV4

21 December 2012 seems to be a significant date worldwide. Many meditations will be performed at this date. So if anything, write down this date, and join the meditating masses on this date! This is a date that is now being seen as one critical for the survival of humanity and it will be the dominant thoughts or vibrations at this time that will determine our future. There are other dates also that are said to be significant. We suggest meditating on all of them! To be on the safe side… ;)


According to quantum physics our thoughts are always beaming out into the “quantum field”, that is “the world”, and we are always influencing both our self, each other, the nature and even the weather (!) by what and how we think and feel. Coming together on one day and conciously thinking positive thoughts and “beaming love” out in the world will make a huge difference. Or simply just calm your mind and find your inner peace and bliss. And the more people doing it, the better the effect. This is a worldwide meditation creating positive energetic waves of Love surrounding the planet.

We recommend that you form a group to meditate with. Invite them into your home, or do the meditation on some other suitable place, like in a church, a mosque, a classroom or maybe outside! If you for some reason can’t form a group, or be with your group, you can do the meditation by your self, wherever you are.

Just know that the more people meditating at the same time, the better it is. This will make a “tidal meditation wave” that flows across the planet from time zone to time zone, influencing both the meditating and the non-meditating, creating a world of joy and happiness, peace, health and prosperity.

We get more of what we focus on. So don’t focus on what you don’t want. Accept everything that is here in this world, even the “bad” things, love it, cherish it for giving you a contrast, and pick what you want more of, and keep that focus. Beware that everything has to be loved to both stay here and to go away. What you resist, persists. What you love, you release.

There is no time left to be complacent. The world is changing now. Not tomorrow. Be part of the change for good. The love. Not the fear. Let go your attachment to the old world and embrace the new.


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Friday, April 1, 2011

YouTube - Speech By S N Goenka in U.N. Peace Summit ( Part 1 & 2)

Dear friends,

I would like to share this speech with you all.
Charmaine
With Metta

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Dear Charmaine,

Thank you for kindly sharing this wonderful talk delivered by Mr. S.N. Goenka who provides training in the practice of Vipassana Meditation as taught by the Buddha at his centres numbering around 120 located all over the world.

May you be well and happy.

With boundless metta,
Mahinda & Mali

P.S. We were able to access the second part of his talk at the conclusion of part one of the same video.

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