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A class where mind matters
WHEN I was at school many years ago, my timetable never included a subject that came remotely close to what could be described as mindfulness. In fact, I'd never heard of the word. A quick scan of Tonbridge School's website revealed the classes involved pupils being taught meditation practices to "calm their minds, improve concentration, and deal with difficult emotions". It sounded intriguing and I wanted to know how these practices could help 14 and 15-year-olds cope with the "stresses of a busy life". Divinity teacher Richard Burnett, a housemaster at the High Street school, leads the classes which are taugh...
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Gradual Versus Sudden Enlightenment
In Buddhism there is a lot of discussion about cultivating mindfulness and awareness. In a nutshell, mindfulness is the ability to pay attention to ...
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How Meditation can help you weather stock market volatility
So what is mindfulness? It's "simply noticing the way things are," she writes in the second chapter. And the ability to accept "what is" without resistance ...
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