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Nine Essential Qualities of Mindfulness

By Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D. on February 22, 2012 in The Mindful Self-Express

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Defining Good to Kill Evil

By Leon Pomeroy, Ph.D. on February 22, 2012 in Beyond Good and Evil

We need a definition of good without using examples of good. It isn't easy! The best minds of history failed. Read More

Why the LDS Church Probably Will Not Take Elie Wiesel's Advice

By Robert N. McCauley, Ph.D. on February 21, 2012 in Why Religion Is Natural and Science Is Not

The LDS ritual of the Baptism of the Dead offers a perfect means for circumventing a barrier that all religious ritual systems face. Read More

4 Questions to Help You Heal

By Lissa Rankin, M.D. on February 21, 2012 in Owning Pink

My new friend Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of Love, Medicine & Miracles, and one of our newest bloggers on Owning Pink, asks his patients four key questions I wanted to share with you. Read More

Attention All Fathers (and Sons)

By Mark Banschick, M.D. on February 20, 2012 in The Intelligent Divorce

In The Way, Martin Sheen learns how to be a Dad — the hard way. Read More

The Power of Silence

By Steve Taylor on February 20, 2012 in Out of the Darkness

The modern world overloads our brains with noise, but we need quietness to keep in contact with ourselves and to be truly happy. Read More

Spirituality for Beginners 2: Questions

By Dr. Larry Culliford on February 20, 2012 in Spiritual Wisdom for Secular Times

To begin exploring spirituality, it is better to start with open questions, and questions on subjects that you already know something about. Then you can build on that knowledge. Read More

Finding Meaning in Doing

By Arthur Dobrin, DSW on February 18, 2012 in Am I Right?

When others are unhappy, it is difficult for us to flourish. Read More

When Generosity Meets Venture Capital

By Nipun Mehta on February 17, 2012 in Pay It Forward

In this context, being a CEO of a 150-person company was just run of the mill. Unfortunately, what was also run of the mill was a singular focus on money. Greed. People cheered when a speaker spoke about unethical behavior. On the other hand, the crux of my message was pretty simple—do a small act of service, and the insights will appear; if they don't, keep doing more. Read More

Lovingkindness Practice

By Toni Bernhard, J.D. on February 17, 2012 in Turning Straw Into Gold

Gaetano Donizetti wrote an opera called L’Elisir d’Amore—the elixir of love. I think of lovingkindness meditation as an elixir for my heart. It’s a medicine that heals any irritation, anger, or negative judgments I may be feeling for myself or others. Read More

Should Scientists Test Prayer?

By Candy Gunther Brown, Ph.D. on February 16, 2012 in Testing Prayer

I've spent the last eight years asking that question. Having satisfied myself—if not everyone I've met—that there's value in using empirical methods to study prayer, I've thought a lot about how to do it. Read More

The Power of Absence

By Renee Garfinkel, Ph.D. on February 16, 2012 in Time Out

What do deadbeat dads, estranged or dead relatives, and birth parents in closed adoptions have in common? What they have in common is the power of absence. That's when what isn't there is what captures attention, and traps it in an emotional embrace. The power of absence; let's look at how it works. Read More

Is Religion Just a Downer?

By Nigel Barber, Ph.D. on February 16, 2012 in The Human Beast

In widely read earlier posts, I argued that the basic function of religion is coping with anxiety. More specifically, it helps people to deal with the stress of uncertainty from third-world living conditions (even if these happen to affect affluent people in countries like the U.S.). Read More

This Cup of Days

By River Jordan on February 16, 2012 in Praying for Strangers

It's an odd thing the way certain years or even the sound of them rolls off our tongues. It's as if they are meant to have greater meaning than all the others. The year 2012 arrived with a lot of expectations, ruminations and predictions. The year of the dragon, the age of Aquarius, the Apocalypse and Revelation. In other words, the end of all time. Read More

No More Excuses! How to Meditate Every Day

By Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D. on February 15, 2012 in Meditation for Modern Life

You've arrived home after a long day. Although work is ostensibly done, you still have responsibilities to fulfill: A family to take care of, social obligations to meet, and other items to tick off your to-do list. So finding time to meditate may seem like a luxury that you just can't afford. Read More

The Shamanic Synesthesia of the Kalahari Bushmen

By Maureen Seaberg on February 15, 2012 in Tasting the Universe

Dr. Bradford Keeney has studied synesthesia among the Kalahari Bushmen of Southern Africa. Read More

The Key to Getting the Relationship and Love You Want

By Elaine Shpungin, Ph.D. on February 14, 2012 in Peacemeal

Improve your relationships today with this essential, yet simple, question. Read More

One in Five Americans Takes a Psychiatric Drug

By Lissa Rankin, M.D. on February 14, 2012 in Owning Pink

A recent study reported that 1 in 5 American adults takes at least one psychiatric drug to treat depression and/or anxiety, a 22% increase since 2001. Do you get what this means? This means that in an office of 100 people, 20 of them—enough to form an entire department—will be on medication. Read More

The Upsides of Sinning

By Richard Gerace
Why you should indulge in Simon Laham's The Science of Sin.

The Devil Made Me (Not) Do It!

By Nathan A. Heflick on February 12, 2012 in The Big Questions

Would you be more likely to rape, steal, murder or cheat if you did not believe in Hell? Recent research assessed the correlation between belief in Heaven and Hell and anti-social behavior. Read More

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