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meditation

Not Thinking is Not the Goal

August 3, 2017 by Jay N. Forrest

Not thinking is not the goal of Buddhist meditation…

Categories Free Tags meditation, thinking 6 Comments

Train Your Brain to Be More Compassionate

July 6, 2016November 6, 2014 by Jeremy Mattocks

Can we train ourselves to behave more compassionately by practicing meditation – and if so, how much practice does it take?

Categories Free Tags compassion, meditation, practice, training Leave a comment

Book Review: Waking Up, by Sam Harris

July 15, 2015August 7, 2014 by DT Strain

Coming this September, Sam Harris’ new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice. Here’s our review…

Categories Free Tags books, meditation, practice, Sam Harris 1 Comment

Happiness upon reflection

February 21, 2013February 11, 2013 by Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock reminds that if we seek to have more happiness, we need to make more time for reflection…

Categories Free Tags feeling, humanism, meditation, Practices, thinking Leave a comment

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What am I doing? (book excerpt & video: Living without free will)

What am I doing? (book excerpt & video: Living without free will)

Consciousness and meme researcher Susan Blackmore shares a chapter from her book, Zen and the Art of Consciousness…

Living in a world without cosmic justice

Living in a world without cosmic justice

Jennifer Hancock describes what to do the next time the lack of cosmic justice gets you down…

Psychology & Practice – SN Today #16

Psychology & Practice - SN Today #16

How should Spiritual Naturalists take the latest psychological science into account in building a spiritual practice?

Mindful Writing (of a Sort)

Mindful Writing (of a Sort)

Imagining the mindful work of a medieval scribe…

Always Where You Never Expect It: A Meditation on Evil

Always Where You Never Expect It: A Meditation on Evil

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Four Spiritual Naturalist Poems by Dennis Oliver

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