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Lojong/Compassion Meditation: An Anti-Inflammatory for Mind and Body
Tibetan Buddhism: The Elegant Mind
13 minutes
3 months ago
Lojong/Compassion Meditation: An Anti-Inflammatory for Mind and Body
Can cultivating genuine kindness and compassion actually make/keep us physically healthier?
Stress-created/supported chronic inflammation is a stubborn low-level attack on our body, it causes significant wear-and-tear over time and is linked to many diseases (i.e., heart disease, diabetes, etc.) as well as some neuro-degenerative conditions.
But what if a collection of consistent Tibetan Buddhist mind-training contemplative/meditative methodologies ('Lojong') could actually lower our oft-automatic inflammatory responses to various everyday stressors . . . cultivating and maintaining authentically greater, deeper physical health?
Ancient Wisdom practices > Modern Psychology > Physiological Medicine . . .
Interconnectedly powerful? For your consideration . . .
(Length: 14 minutes)
The Elegant Mind is shared here by Mark Winwood, a member of the teaching faculty at Naropa University (Boulder, CO) with accompanying music composed and performed by the San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega.
(contact: mwinwood@gmail.com)