Tag: mindfulness
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The Wisdom of Insecurity
Read more: The Wisdom of InsecurityWorry a lot? To consider: The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts. You may know Alan Watts from oft-broadcast lectures–eager audience hanging on every wryly wise, British-accented utterance. (Lectures can be sampled via this podcast or downloads around the net.) In this short book, Watts takes on worry and anxiety–a.k.a. insecurity. He argues that to live is…
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The Neuroscience of Contemplation
Read more: The Neuroscience of ContemplationAnother from the Google lecture series. Richard J. Davidson [explores] recent scientific research on the neuroscience of positive human qualities and how they can be cultivated through contemplative practice.
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Change Your Mind, Change Your Brain
Read more: Change Your Mind, Change Your BrainAnother in the Google lecture series, this one from scientist-turned-Buddhist monk, Matthieu Richard, author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill.
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Mindsight, The Lecture
Read more: Mindsight, The LectureDaniel Siegel speaking as part of the Google Personal Growth Series last year, around the time he published Mindsight.