November 08, 2019
How to Relieve Stress and Cultivate Joy
I’ve read many books by Thich Nhat Hanh. He is a famous Buddhist Monk and is well known around the world. At our Temple we practice mindful meditation based on his teachings so I would say I am a big fan of his. I wanted to write about his book, Peace of Mind, Becoming Fully […]
October 25, 2019
How to start a meditation practice
There is science behind meditation. According to John Yates in his book, The Mind Illuminated, he states that meditation is a ‘first person science.’ He says our mind is the laboratory and the different meditation practices or techniques are the tools. He considers it a science because the results can be objectively verified through repeated […]