Do the Right Thing

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Thomas Plante, PhD., ABPP is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Spirituality and Health Institute at Santa Clara University. See full bio

November 21, 2009

Doing the right thing for others is also doing the right thing for ourselves.

People report that helping others feels good, often claiming they get more out of the experience than those they help. What you might not know is that research demonstrates that doing the right thing for others helps us to do the right thing for ourselves. Read More

November 16, 2009

Doing the right thing for your body and mind: Exercise environment matters!

We all know that doing the right thing for our bodies include regular exercise. What we might not realize is that exercise environment really does matter. We get different benefits from exercise depending upon what is happening around us. So, depending on your exercise goals, you might want to be mindful of where and how you exercise and who you exercise with. Read More

November 8, 2009

Contemplative Practices in Action: What can we learn from the meditative practices from the various religious traditions?

Sadly, usually when you read about the religious traditions in the news the theme seems too often to be how one tradition is in conflict with another. A second theme often underscores the notion that one tradition is right while the others are wrong. Too often we focus on religious differences rather than commonalities. Read More

November 6, 2009

Fort Hood Tragedy: Making sense of it all without victimizing others

The horrific news of Army Major and psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan killing 13 people and wounding 30 at Fort Hood that has dominated the press in the past 24 hours leaves us all asking the question, "why?" What would compel an officer in the Army who is also a medical doctor (a psychiatrist) trained to heal people to kill his fellow soldiers or anyone for that matter. Read More

November 2, 2009

Doing the Right Thing: 2,500 years of Moral Philosophy in one Blog Post!

I suppose (or at least hope) that we all want to do the right thing but how do we decide what the right thing really is? We likely all have at least some vague principles that we follow to guide our decision making such as being honest, kind to others (or at least polite), and not stealing. Read More

October 26, 2009

Introducing the Do the Right Thing Blog

Do the Right Thing. What does that mean? What do you think about when you hear that statement? Read More

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