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Podcast interview with Richard Davidson, a professor of psychology at UW Madison. “How the brains of master meditators change: The scientist joins The Ezra Klein Show to discuss what he learned from bringing the Dalai Lama to his lab.” https://www.vox.com/podcasts/2019/5/30/18644106/richard-davidson-ezra-klein-show
Thích Nhất Hạnh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist, on mindfully washing dishes: https://plumvillage.org/articles/memories-from-the-root-temple-washing-dishes/
Dan Harris' Panic Attack (and Discovery of Meditation): https://youtu.be/ywp4vaFJASE
Dan Harris on meditation: https://youtu.be/FAcTIrA2Qhk
Jon Kabat-Zinn on Mindfulness: https://www.mindful.org/jon-kabat-zinn-defining-mindfulness/
Some research on the benefits of meditation and mindfulness practices: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/feeling-it/201309/20-scientific-reasons-start-meditating-today and https://nccih.nih.gov/health/meditation/overview.htm

Friday, December 06, 2019