News Round Up for w/e 17th February 2023
News and snippets from Zen cyber-space
This week, the science behind the transformative effects of wonder and how a former prisoner became a well regarded Buddhist teacher.
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Meditation and Zen Practice Afternoon SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023 AT 2:30 PM Starting at 2.30pm there will be a talk with practice guidance. This will be followed by sitting and chanting. There will be an opportunity to ask questions.
The Science of Wonder Experiencing everyday wonder can help us see that we’re part of something bigger. Science shows that this exquisite emotion can quiet our inner critic, reduce stress, loneliness, and physical distress, and bring a sense of expanded time, perspective, and connection.
3D Printing brings Buddhist cave out of Yungang Grottoes A giant 3D printing reproduction of Cave No.3 at the Yungang Grottoes is currently on display at the Yungang Grottoes Art Museum in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province.
Breaking Free: Doing Nothing and Being Nobody For the former prisoner and now highly regarded meditation teacher Fleet Maull, doing time was a great turning point in his life
Walking Meditation Walking is a wonderful way of meditating. It brings one to the point of realising that meditation does not depend upon the position of the body. Sitting, standing, lying down, walking — what is the difference when one is aware? The state of being aware is an experience which goes beyond the body.