Marc Ian Barasch on "The Compassionate Life"
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Jeff Foster graduated in Astrophysics from Cambridge University in 2001. Several years after graduation, following a period of severe depression and illness, he became addicted to the idea of 'spiritual enlightenment', and embarked on an intensive spiritual search which lasted for several years.
Do you believe that what you see influences how you feel? Actually, the opposite is true: What you feel—your “affect”—influences what you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch.
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In a meeting, Jeff Foster is asked about his spiritual 'quest', and speaks from the heart about his journey from suicidal depression to spiritual awakening. Recorded live, 25th April 2015 in the Netherlands.
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Compassion is both innate and a trainable skill that can be cultivated to counter burnout. Based on the scientific principles of neuroplasticity, epigenetics, and inborn basic goodness, Dr.
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Have you any idea the number of people that are in a prison of their own making and don't even know it? You know people like that, they live in a tiny little place. Good information is given to them, they seem to reject it. I don't think mentally, they just outright reject it, they just don't do it.
“Why is it that some people are more vulnerable to life’s slings and arrows and others more resilient?” In this eye-opening talk, Richard Davidson discusses how mindfulness can improve well-being and outlines strategies to boost four components of a healthy mind: awareness, connection,...
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Can we cultivate well-being in the same way that we can train our bodies to be healthier and more resilient? If so, how might we use the practice of meditation to experience equanimity, to open our hearts fully to others, and to cultivate insight and wisdom? In this workshop, two world-renowned...