Jon will describe the revolution in medicine that has occurred over the past 30 years that has integrated the mind back into the body and developed a remarkable range of practices for integrating one’s experience, reducing stress, healing the body, coping more effectively with emotions such as anxiety, anger, and depression, and cultivating greater well-being and happiness. His work has been instrumental in bringing Buddhist meditative practices, as he likes to say, “without the Buddhism” to full acceptance within the mainstream of medicine, psychology, and health care, and has shown them to be effective in people suffering from a wide range of medical…

The Breathing Meditation
1. prepare your enviornment. check posture
2. close your eyes, relax.
3. Focus on your breath entering and leaving your body.
4. Count breths one to four. Repeat
5. Dont fight a wandering mind, but calmly direct it back to the task.
6. Sit still for a minute afterwards.
This way is the only way to build your positive energy which plays an important role of moments we have to decide to live and heal ourselves.

http://www.al-masumeen.com/quran/syed…

THE RECITOR IS SADAQAT ALI

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said:
‘Everything has a bride, and the bride of the Qur’an is Surrah Al Rahman’

The Holy Prophet has also said:
“Whoever reads it, Allah will have mercy on his weakness and be regarded as having thanked Allah for it”

Imam Jaffer al-Sadiq (a.s.) has said:
“Allah will brighten the face of everyone who recites it often on the day of Judgement”

Sura Rahman is often regarded as “THE BEAUTY OF THE QURAN”

This is the only Surah of the Quran in which besides men the jinn also, who are the other creation of the earth endowed with freedom of will and action, have been directly addressed, and both men and jinn have been made to realize the wonders of Allah’s power, His countless blessings, their own helplessness and accountability before Him, and have been warned of the evil consequences of His disobedience and made aware of the best results of His obedience. Although at several other places in the Quran there are clear pointers to show that like the men the jinn too are a creation who have been endowed with freedom of will and action and are accountable, who have been granted the freedom of belief and unbelief, of obedience and disobedience, and among them too there are the believers and the unbelievers, the obedient and the rebellious, as among human beings, and among them too there exist such groups as have believed in the Prophets sent by God and in the Divine Books, this Surah clearly points out that the message of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the Quran is meant both for men and for jinn and that his Prophethood is not restricted to human beings alone.

Although in the beginning of the Surah the address is directed only to human beings, for to them only belongs the vicegerency of the earth, among them only have the Messengers of Allah been raised, and in their tongues only have the Divine Books been revealed, yet from verse 13 onward both the men and the jinn have been addressed and one and the same invitation has been extended to both.

The Shift
Taking Your Life from Ambition to Meaning
The Shift—a companion book to the movie of the same name—illustrates how and why to make the move from ambition to meaning. Such a shift eliminates our feelings of separateness, illuminates our spiritual connectedness, and involves moving from the ego-directed morning into the afternoon of life where everything is primarily influenced by purpose.
Watch clips of the movie.

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Videoclip for “Gate Gate Paragate” from the Album All & Nothing by Universum Musica (2008). Website: www.universum-musica.com. The additional text is by Zanko. For more information: www.zanko.com

This video takes us through the various processes involved in creating a Buddhist thangka painting.

http://dharmicjourney.blogspot.com
To purchase this DVD:
http://tinyurl.com/dkost2 (amazon.com)
The Discovering Buddhism program is the result of the combined efforts of a number of FPMT teachers and spiritual program coordinators, under the guidance and advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

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Watch all 13 videos.

Introduction

01 Mind and its Potential – Discovering Buddhism

02 Death & Rebirth – Discovering Buddhism

03 The Spiritual Teacher – Discovering Buddhism

04 Presenting the Path – Discovering Buddhism

05 How to Meditate – Discovering Buddhism

06 Introduction to Tantra – Discovering Buddhism

07 Refuge in the Three Jewels – Discovering Buddhism

08 All About Karma – Discovering Buddhism

09 Establishing a Daily Practice – Discovering Buddhism

10 Samsara and Nirvana – Discovering Buddhism

11 How to Develop Bodhichitta – Discovering Buddhism

12 Transforming Problems – Discovering Buddhism

13 Wisdom of Emptiness – Discovering Buddhism

View all nine videos about the lost gospels (Nag Hamdai) of Jesus Christ.

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Roy Eugene Davis, founder and spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Awareness, comments on Sutra 2, Chapter 1, of the Yoga Sutras. He describes the nature of samadhi, and how meditation is used as a method for awakening to this experience.

DHAMMAPADA CHAPTER 2 – HEEDFULNESS- धम्मपद -अप्पमादवग्गो from chintan on Vimeo.

Dhammapada Chapter 1 -Twin Verses from chintan on Vimeo.

Baba Ram Dass teaches us to die.

The path to liberation is beyond dualism, beyond gain and loss, fame and disrepute, praise and blame, pleasure and pain.

To experience without discrimination without judgment, without relation to an identity.

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story of recovery and awareness — of how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another. (Video recorded February 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 18:44.)

A higher spiritual awareness of the biology of the brain & mind can significantly advance one towards Enlightenment and Zen. The science of biology says that the brain’s thoughts are just the result of cells doing work, and teachings on spirituality talk about having a silent mind of Zen. Biology + Buddhism = Enlightenment. http://www.thetruthsoflife.com

If happiness is an inner state, influenced by external conditions but not dependent on them, how can we achieve it? Ricard will examine the inner and outer factors that increase or diminish our sense of well-being, dissect the underlying mechanisms of happiness, and lead us to a way of looking at the mind itself based on his book, Happiness: A Guide to Life’s Most Important Skill and from the research in neuroscience on the effect of mind-training on the brain.

Speaker Bio: Matthieu Ricard, a gifted scientist turned Buddhist monk, is a best selling author, translator, and photographer. He has lived and studied in the Himalayas for the last 35 years…

Jon Kabat-Zinn leads a session on Mindfulness at Google.

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.

It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our enemies—is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have even increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.

We therefore call upon all men and women ~ to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion ~ to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate ~ to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures ~ to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity ~ to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.

We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensible to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.

Karuna in Sanskrit is compassion. Compassion is action to stop suffering
Compassion comes out of wisdom. Wisdom is seeing that all beings and phenomena are interdependent. You suffer, so I suffer. I stop your suffering and bring you happiness and become happy myself…….Buddha’s teachings are wonderful !

There is an urgent need for a new focus on compassion.
Bringing together voices from all cultures and religions, the Charter seeks to remind the world we already share the core principles of compassion.

On November 12, thousands of people across the globe will listen together

CHARTER FOR COMPASSION TRAILER from TED Prize on Vimeo.

Participate and engage with the Charter now at Charter For Compassion

Over 2,500 years ago, one man showed the world a way to enlightenment. This beautifully produced Buddhist film meticulously reveals the fascinating story of Prince Siddhartha and the spiritual transformation that turned him into the Buddha.

Site recommended for beginners in Buddhism
http://www.justbegood.net

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About the author and its content
The newest film from Ben Stewart, creator of the Esoteric Agenda. The questions that have remained timeless and profound throughout history have been all but left for dead. There have been messages left in scripture, archeological remains, shamanic traditions, philosophy, poetry, art and music. As we move closer to an apex of technological and intellectual information, we find ourselves farther and farther away from feeling any comfort or wholeness within our hearts and souls. Yet even though the concept of spirituality should have been long gone by now, we are seeing an awakening among people and a growing desire for truth.

For the first time in history we are finding that there are no sole saviors or lone prophets to guide us, but a whole race waking from a sleep that has brought this world to the brink of destruction. In a world where Apocalyptic catastrophes seem inevitable, we must look at the solutions in a whole new manner. As the latest quantum mechanics and metaphysics are just being discovered, we notice that we are not moving forward, but returning to a consciousness that the ancient shamans, mystics and sages have left for us.

It is a new age. An age for responsibility and stewardship. And as we begin to look for answers in the world within, the world without will reflect. In this new age, we will discover that we are all one mind, one organism, and one spirit. We are the savior we have been waiting for…