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Pico Iyer: The art of stillness – Ted Talks

Published on Nov 26, 2014

The place that travel writer Pico Iyer would most like to go? Nowhere. In a counterintuitive and lyrical meditation, Iyer takes a look at the incredible insight that comes with taking time for stillness. In our world of constant movement and distraction, he teases out strategies we all can use to take back a few minutes out of every day, or a few days out of every season. It’s the talk for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the demands for our world.

 

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satsang with mooji – live satsang

http://mooji.org/livesatsang/

 

Mooji Live is broadcasting live video on Sunday Satsang. x
Sunday SatsangLIVE Sunday SatsangSunday, November 23rd, 2014 at 10:00 AM EST onmooji-liveSunday Satsang with Sri Mooji is broadcast live from Mooji Sangha Bhavan, Portugal. You can tune in here at 3pm Lisbon time on Sunday afternoon whenever Sri Mooji is sharing Satsang.Watch Event

 

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Tom Campbell – Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview – YouTube

Published on Nov 16, 2014Also see http://batgap.com/tom-campbell/In February of 2003, Tom published the My Big TOE trilogy MBT which represents the results and conclusions of his scientific exploration of the nature of existence. This overarching model of reality, mind, and consciousness explains the paranormal as well as the normal, places spirituality within a scientific context, solves a host of scientific paradoxes and provides direction for those wishing to personally experience an expanded awareness of All That Is. The MBT reality model explains metaphysics, spirituality, love, and human purpose at the most fundamental level, provides a complete theory of consciousness, and solves the outstanding fundamental physics problems of our time, deriving both relativity theory and quantum mechanics from first principles – something traditional physics cannot yet do. As a logic-based work of science, My Big TOE has no basis in belief, dogma, or any unusual assumptions. My Big TOE – The Complete Trilogyprinted version My Big TOE – Free version on Google Books Tom’s website: my-big-toe.com Tom’s YouTube channelInterview recorded 11/14/2014.

via Tom Campbell – Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview – YouTube.

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Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight – YouTube

http://www.ted.com Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.

 

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Sometimes You Just Have To Say Good Bye – Ben Kim

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Dr. Ben Kim’s Natural Health Newsletter

November 13, 2014

Dear Reader,

Just a brief note today to share a realization I made almost 20 years ago as an intern in Chicago:

http://drbenkim.com/sometimes-you-just-have-to-say-good-bye.htm

Author Bryant McGill calls saying good bye in certain situations “strategic disengagement” that benefits you AND the person who isn’t seeking peace. 

By mindfully choosing not to engage in conflict with people who are too toxic to understand how destructive they are being to themselves and those they are trying to engage in combat, we preserve us and them.

On a personal note, I made the decision to keep a family member at arm’s length a couple of years ago after many years of suffering because of this person’s volatility, and in choosing “polite and friendly but not close,” my health and relationship with this person have both improved tremendously. 

Sometimes, we really do have to say good bye to find that space where we can breathe freely and smile again.

 Wishing you a safe weekend ahead,

 Ben Kim 

 Thought of the Moment:

A person who wants peace will look to restore peace.

Someone who is looking to be angry will stay angry and try to keep you engaged in conflict. 

http://drbenkim.com

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Sometimes You Just Have To Say Good Bye.

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Haas&Hahn: How painting can transform communities – TED Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCXfJVCg1LA

Artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn create community art by painting entire neighborhoods, and involving those who live there — from the favelas of Rio to the streets of North Philadelphia. What’s made their projects succeed? In this funny and inspiring talk, the artists explain their art-first approach — and the importance of a neighborhood barbecue.

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Forks Over Knives | How We Shed Nearly 300 Pounds, Multiple Symptoms, and All of Our Meds … in Just Two Years!

In January of 2010, my husband Ed decided it was time to make some healthy changes in his life. He began walking daily and centering his food choices around a lot of fresh vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and lean protein. I watched the changes he was making and decided that I would join him. Up until this time, Ed had suffered from hip pain, snoring, and acid reflux. I had suffered from aches and pains, not being able to walk up the stairs in my home without being left breathless, and borderline high blood pressure and cholesterol. I always worried about not being able to fit in chairs and booths at restaurants, and if I did fit, it was very uncomfortable. Over the next 18 months, Ed lost 140 lbs., going from 315 to 175 lbs. At the two-year mark, I had lost 150 lbs., going from 298 to 148 lbs.

As time went on, we noticed that we were losing our taste for meat and eating less of it. In June of 2013, we watched a couple of very good documentaries, Forks Over Knives being one of them. I was amazed at how some of the people in the film went from being so sick and medicated to healthy and medication-free in such a short period of time.

In July of 2013, Ed and I decided to cut out all animal products. Ed had suffered most of his life from nasal allergies. These symptoms disappeared within a short period of time after cutting out dairy. Now he has only occasional seasonal allergies. I had suffered from some digestive issues and would take over-the-counter meds to treat the symptoms. Three days after eliminating dairy from my diet, these issues completely disappeared, and I no longer need to take meds.

I have really enjoyed finding articles and recipes that support the plant-based lifestyle. There is so much good information right at our fingertips. With today’s social media, it’s easy to find other groups and individuals who also live this way of life.

Ed works as a pharmacist in a busy retail setting. A high percentage of the prescriptions he fills are for disorders and diseases that could be prevented or eliminated by making healthy lifestyle changes. Customers frequently ask him which diet aids work best. He is honest and tells them that none of them do, and then he shares his weight-loss story.

Today our lab results and BP numbers are fantastic, and our doctors are impressed with all the healthy lifestyle changes we have made. I have become a firm believer that each of us has the ability to prevent certain diseases and disorders by the foods that we eat.

A big thank you to doctors Campbell and Esselstyn for sharing their stories with us in such an eye-opening book and documentary. FOK has literally changed our lives!

 

Forks Over Knives | How We Shed Nearly 300 Pounds, Multiple Symptoms, and All of Our Meds … in Just Two Years!.

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From Table to Able: Combating Disabling Diseases with Food | NutritionFacts.org

From Table to Able: Combating Disabling Diseases with Food | NutritionFacts.org.

Doctor’s Note

Every year I scour the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition, pulling together what I find to be the most interesting, practical, and groundbreaking science on how to best feed ourselves and our families. I start with the 12,000 or so papers published annually on human nutrition and, thanks to a crack team of volunteers (and now staff!), I’m able to whittle those down to about 3,000 studies, which are downloaded, categorized, read, analyzed, and churned into a few hundred short videos. This allows me to post new videos and articles every day, year-round, to NutritionFacts.org. This certainly makes the site unique. There’s no other science-based source for free daily updates on the latest discoveries in nutrition. The problem is that the amount of information can be overwhelming.Currently I have videos covering 1,814 nutrition topics. Where do you even begin? Many have expressed their appreciation for the breadth of material, but asked that I try to distill it into a coherent summary of how best to use diet to prevent and treat chronic disease. I took this feedback to heart and in 2012 developed Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death, which explored the role diet may play in preventing, arresting, and even reversing our top 15 killers. Not only did it rise to become one of the Top 10 Most Popular Videos of 2012, it remains my single most viewed video to date, watched over a million times (NutritionFacts.org is now up to more than a million hits a month!).In 2013 I developed the sequel, More Than an Apple a Day: Combating Common Diseases, in which I explored the role diet could play in treating some of our most common conditions. I’ve been presenting it around the country over the past year and it ended up #1 on our Top 10 Most Popular Videos of 2013.Now I’m honored to bring you the third of the trilogy, From Table to Able: Combating Disabling Diseases with Food, in which I explore the role of diet in correcting some of our leading causes of disability. To more easily navigate through the menu of diseases, it is also available on DVD through my website or Amazon. If you want to share copies with others, I have a five for $40 special (enter coupon code 5FOR40TTA). All proceeds from the sales of all my books, DVDs, and presentations go to the 501c3 nonprofit charity that keeps NutritionFacts.org free for all, for all time. If you want to support this initiative to educate millions about eradicating dietary diseases, please consider making a donation. After you’ve watched the new presentation, make sure you’re subscribed to get my video updates daily, weekly, or monthly to stay on top of all the latest. For now, though, air-pop some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy!

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Marc Abrahams: A science award that makes you laugh, then think – YouTube

As founder of the Ig Nobel awards, Marc Abrahams explores the world’s most improbable research. In this thought-provoking (and occasionally side-splitting) talk, he tells stories of truly weird science — and makes the case that silliness is critical to boosting public interest in science.

 

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Happiness is Only Thing We Seek for its Own Sake – Rupert Spira

A conversation exploring the connection between intention and attention and their relation to the search of happiness.