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Annalee Newitz - What Will Human Cultures Be Like in 100 Years?

http://integral-options.blogspot.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:00 +0000

From io9, futuristJamais Casciooffers some ideas on what human culture might look like in 100 years.Interesting stuff . . . and some of the other futurists in this article also have intriguing notions of the future.

What Will Human Cultures Be Like in 100 Years?

Get ready for etiquette books on when it's OK to reboot your sinuses in public, and the teenager-ization of senior citizens. Here are some predictions from the experts on how human cultures will transform over the next hundred years.

You hear a lot about "next gen" science and technology, but not so much about will happen to human societies and cultures in the future. To fill the gap, we asked three futurists and one science fiction writer what social changes we should expect to see in the next century.

Burning Man vs. Walking Dead

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Bearing compassion in mind

http://bodhipaksa.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:29 +0000

[Source - Bodhi Tree Swaying - Random Thoughts of a Western Buddhist]

Id like to suggest a simple practice for you.

For the next hour or so, let the first thought you have when seeing someone or meeting them face-to-face be: This person suffers just as I suffer. This person, just like me, doesnt want to suffer.

Seeing someone can include seeing their photograph or seeing them on TV, as well as seeing them in person, or seeing them passing by.

You can try this for a longer period, of course, but I thought it would be good to try it for a very short spell initially, so that you dont feel youre taking on a task thats too big.

Id advise keeping these two phrases going prophylactically, so to speak; if you just have them running around your head whenever your mind would otherwise go off wandering, then itll be easier to call them to mind.

So as youre driving,... [View Full Article]

A “Journey Into Buddhism” — by way of L.A.

http://shambhalasun.com/sunspace — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:14:48 +0000

[Source - Shambhala Sun Space »]

"Journey Into Buddhism" still, by John Bush

The Shambhala Sun has been proud to be a sponsor of several showings of filmmaker John Bushs acclaimed, gorgeous Journey Into Buddhism trilogy, which includes the films Dharma River (which takes us to Laos, Thailand, and Burma), Vajra Sky Over Tibet, and Prajna Earth (Bali, Cambodia, and Java).

And now our friends in the L.A. and SoCal areas can get a taste of the Journey: KCET Los Angeles will be playing Dharma River this Sunday evening. The film is scheduled to air at 11pm, EST.

Whether youre in/around LA or not, you can click through here to watch the trailers for both Vajra Sky Over Tibet and Prajna Earth, as well as an excerpt from Dharma River.

The trailer for Vajra Sky Over Tibet:

Prajna Earth trailer:

Dharma River excerpt:

For more... [View Full Article]

Change your brain trajectory: Investing in our brains in new ways

http://sharpbrains.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:09:03 +0000

[Source - Brain Training and Cognitive Fitness Authority: Market Research and Advisory Services]

Technology and innovation expert Jerry Michalskihosted on May 6th a great Yi-Tan Conversation titled Change Your Brain Trajectory, discussing the new bookThe"rect">The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Agewith co-authorAlvaro Fernandez.

> You can listen to the 16-minute summary HERE

Description:We occasionally take excursions into our gray matter. In May 2008, Alvaro Fernandez introduced us to the market for brain fitness.A lot has happened since then in brain health, including a shift away from pharma interventions in favor of non-invasive options.Alvaros just now publishing the second edition of his book, The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness.With Alvaro, lets discuss:

What are common misconceptions about the brain and the... [View Full Article]

Video : Compassion, Love and Buddhanature – Ponlop Rinpoche

http://fullcontactenlightenment.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:21:43 +0000

[Source - Full Contact Enlightenment]

Rinpoche explains the origins of love and compassion as the first step to love ourselves so we can love others.
Recorded at Hartford, CT on May 2013

ISmile341 – No Such Thing as a Mistake

http://infinitesmile.org — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:13:59 +0000

[Source - InfiniteSmile.org]

Ultimately, according to Michaels talk, given at a recent one-day retreat, there are no mistakes. There are, rather, only opportunities that the mind evaluates. If we can short-circuit this addiction to evaluation we can begin to approach the way we meet the world differently. Shifting from a position where life is filled with problematic situations into a place where we find our lives filled with situations that in all cases offer us opportunities for evolution.

The talk takes place at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center and he dealves into such concepts as No Mind, contemporary linguistics, awareness not being the same as thought and poor zendo etiquette.

Satsang with what’s here

http://absentofi.org — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:02:49 +0000

[Source - Mystery of Existence]

I mentioned holding satsang with parts of me to a friend familiar with the Big Mind process, and it reminded me of some of the slight differences between the two.

When I hold satsang with parts of me, its with whats already alive here, for instance fear, frustration, pain, joy and so on. And its largely nonverbal (felt, visual). In contrast, the Big Mind process is often done with whats not immediately alive here and possibly more abstract, and it emphasizes the verbal more.

In a way, its the difference between an approach thats more masculine (the Big Mind process) and one thats more feminine (holding satsang).

No wonder I am drawn to the more feminine approach right now. The one thats more nonverbal and felt.

It relates more to the belly center, and itl="tag"" title="satsang" rel="tag""... [View Full Article]

Josh Korda on “Awakening Together”

http://shambhalasun.com/sunspace — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:05:19 +0000

[Source - Shambhala Sun Space »]

Photo (detail) by Gianna Leo Falcon.

There is a disposition in the West to direct our spiritual efforts towards solitary practiceeg. a daily meditation on the cushionplacing less emphasis on the role that interactive, human connections play in spiritual growth. While mindfulness developed in isolation can result in great breakthroughs, it certainly makes for a withdrawn and difficult journey. For we are inherently social creaturesthe size, structure and impressive functional capabilities of the human brain were developed specifically to allow for interaction, support and learning from others. To guide ones spiritual endeavors away from awakening amidst human contact is to limit its possibilities growth and joy.

Over decades of spiritual practice it becomes clear that some of the most... [View Full Article]

Random Linkage: DPR in NYC, Brad Warner on Your Couch, Buddhism & Mental Illness, Undercard Superstars

http://fullcontactenlightenment.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:28:11 +0000

[Source - Full Contact Enlightenment]

Its always a good time to meditate

DPR Teaches in NYC: Dependence and Interdependence from the Nalandabodhi US blog.
Brad Warners headed to a living room near you in support of his latest book There Is No God and He Is Always with You: A Search for God in Odd Places
Please do read this blog post titled Buddhism and Mental Illness by Justin Whittaker over at American Buddhist Perspective. If youe-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/" targd-the-pitfalls/"... [View Full Article]

Love behind denial

http://absentofi.org — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:55 +0000

[Source - Mystery of Existence]

Denial is one of those things that (a) may not be quite what it looks like and (b) has an undeservedly bad reputation.

What is denial really? Any belief includes a form of denial. As soon as an image or thought is held as true, there is a denial of (i) the validity of its reversals, (ii) the limited validity of the initial image or thought, and (iii) what reality really is, which is quite different from what any thought can point to (alth0ugh it could be said to be awakeness, presence, God).

Denial is inherent in any belief, in mind identifying with any image or thought, and it comes from an innocent with to protect this me, the image of a me as a human self in the world. It comes from love for this image of a me.

Denial also serves to portion out seeing so it doesnt all come at once. It... [View Full Article]