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Ch’an: The Interplay of Movement and Stillness
Patriarchal Ch’an, as I have experienced it, refers to the method of realising the empty mind ground here and now, and integrating this realisation with
Jill Bolte Taylor – the Woman Who Re-Built Her Brain
Having suffered a stroke in 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor – a neuroscientist – rebuilt her brain functionality through the use of a detached observation of
Brief Notes: Neuroscience and Buddhist Thought
Around 2,500 years ago, the ancient Greek philosopher Hippocrates put forward the idea that the brain might be the centre of the mind (disagreeing with
Diane Van Deren – the Athletic Benefits of Short-Term Memory loss
As Diane cannot ‘remember’ how long she has been running, she is freed from the usual sense of fatigue and exhaustion that plagues runners possessing fully functioning memory capacities. Ordinary runners, utilising the evolutionary advantage of ‘memory’ are generally caught-up in the details of where they have been and where they are going, but none of this distracting information is present in the mind of Diane Van Deren.
Breathing and Gongfu Practice
Ch;an Dao Martial Arts Association Within Daoist and TCM terminology, breathing is a key attribute to health and long-life. Of course, different Daoist Schools interpret
