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Zen and the brain (1)

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recent literature concerning the effect of meditation on brain volume

I encountered a recent study on some neurologic changes associated with long-term meditation from the journal "Neuroimage" Volume 45(2009)6…

Started by Chris Zoch

3 Oct 27, 2009
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Appamada is not just the occasional mindful thought or attentive state of mind, it’s actually a commitment to being attentive. It’s more than just a meditative state of mind, it’s more than just being mindful. It has to do with that primary ethical or moral orientation we have in life, with which we bring into being whatever activity we’re engaged in. Whether in formal meditation, in our interactions with other people, in our social concerns, or in our political choices, it’s the energetic cherishing of what we regard as good.

—Stephen Batchelor

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