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| 5 years ago :: Mar 27, 2008 - 5:47PM #1 | |
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I seem to be periodically finding science news items that relate to Buddhism in one way or another, so I'm starting a thread for them.
First up, yet another study of the effects of meditation on the brain. :) Compassion Meditation Changes The Brain On the web page, to the left of the article, there's a column of links to other articles about meditation research. |
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| 5 years ago :: Mar 29, 2008 - 10:32AM #2 | |
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I am anticipating more of these science links. This last one on Compassion confirms my experience with the brahma viharas in that I sensed a shift over time.
I believe I can benefit from taking a look at brain-consciousness connection from the outside and I have retired from a medical background so that helps. Thank you for the links. |
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| 5 years ago :: Jul 25, 2008 - 12:24AM #3 | |
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| 5 years ago :: Jul 25, 2008 - 3:27PM #4 | |
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This "news" item is seven years old, but I though it was interesting evidence of Buddhist/Brahminical conflict early in the history of Buddhism.
Link -> Does Newly Excavated Buddhist Temple Provide A Missing Link? |
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| 5 years ago :: Jul 27, 2008 - 10:41PM #5 | |
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| 5 years ago :: Aug 06, 2008 - 1:18AM #6 | |
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The names of Tapasu and Bhallika, the first two disciples of the Buddha, are inscribed on rocks found near a recently excavated stupa in India.
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| 5 years ago :: Aug 20, 2008 - 4:15PM #7 | |
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An article in Scientific American from last October:
link -> Searching for God in the Brain The title is misleading (as most science headlines are). The article gives a layman's overview of neurological research on specific religious experiences associated with meditation. During the course of the research described, God was neither sought, nor found. :) |
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| 5 years ago :: Aug 26, 2008 - 1:13PM #8 | |
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Incense has no effect on lung cancer rates, but it is linked to cancer in the upper respiratory area.
link -> Burning Incense Increases Risk Of Respiratory Tract Cancers |
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| 5 years ago :: Aug 26, 2008 - 1:13PM #9 | |
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Incense has no effect on lung cancer rates, but it is linked to cancer in the upper respiratory area.
link -> Burning Incense Increases Risk Of Respiratory Tract Cancers |
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| 5 years ago :: Aug 29, 2008 - 3:06PM #10 | |
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Archeologists found a head from a statue of the Buddha in Bamiyan, Afganistan. (Bamiyan is the town near the gigantic Buddha statues that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.)
link -> French-Afghan team unearths Buddha`s head |
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