Thoughts: Tagore, and fearlessness….
Thoughts: Meditation & aging…
You already knew that meditation helps the way you think, feel, and, well, everything….and now a study from UCLA points to evidence that it may slow aging, as well. Here’s more, in a report from Samantha G with the International Business Times in Australia:
A new study highlighted that medication can delay the process of age-related loss of grey matter in the brain. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of California — Los Angeles.
Previous studies have established that life expectancy has risen since the 1970s, with people living 10 years longer. Unfortunately, now people’s brains have started to wither in their mid to late 20s. This has led to loss of a few functional abilities.
Here’s more;
http://www.onbeing.org/blog/meditation-and-mindfulness-all-us-six-questions-sharon-salzberg/2701
Whales: Heads up, traveler….
There are ongoing reminders that for all the wonders of the world we see & feel, we sometimes miss the ones right under our noses. Or next to us. Or next to our boat.
Here’s the story. Photo by Eric Smith.
About Brother Ian
Over the centuries, Brother Ian has been collecting stories & information & discourses for the purpose of elevating the human condition as needed, dissecting it when necessary, and building the case for hope.
In the spirit of noting that organized crime, organized baseball, organized labour, and organized religion tend to engender controversy & occasional discord, I promise to be neither organized or critical of those who are.