Mindfulness

leader, peace activist, bestselling author for his writings on mindfulness and peace. Hanh is known globally for his teaching and advocacy. Hanh did a podcast with Krista Tippett tiled “On Being” series broadcast on NPR on September 26, 2013. “Tich Nhat Hanh on Mindfulness, Suffering, & Engaged Buddhism” is what I listened to and discussed the key points of mindfulness, a place without suffering, police work, and War on Terror. Mindfulness in my own words is getting in touch with the wondering…

first top ten lessons acquired from FW311 is the importance of applying self-care techniques. Second lesson is the importance of develop a theory to produce motivation to put forth effort in lifestyle transformation. Third, lesson the importance of mindfulness prevents harmful judgmental and hateful feelings against fellow human beings. Forth lesson, incorporating forgiveness, aid in mending conflicts and motivates peace within one’s own life. Fifth lesson, gratitude, guards against a…

The mindfulness of the mind-objects. The meditator who develops Insight Knowledge (Vipassana) will realize that everything inside oneself and in the world outside of oneself is constantly changing, uncertain or impermanent, is stressful, dissatisfactory or suffering;…

Relational outcomes Empathy. Seven studies out of 34, or 21%, specifically measured empathy in healthcare providers. Out of 7 studies measuring empathy, 5, or 71%, found mindfulness to be useful in improving healthcare providers’ empathy. Three different measures where used to assess empathy, making the comparison between these studies difficult. The Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE)48 was used in 4 studies. The JSPE is a self-assessment tool, which evaluates empathy specifically in…

intended to assist individual in coping with feelings and work through self-sabotaging behaviors (Dimeff & Linehan, 2008). DBT emphasizes balancing problem solving skills, emotional regulation, acceptance of the self and others, validation, and mindfulness. This is why DBT is an important therapy in counseling those with attachment disorders coupled with substance use disorders. DBT allows individuals to find balance and practice being in the present moment. This allows individuals to process…

title “ Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism”, I wanted to know how mindfulness would be described. Not to mention, I had just finished an essay on dharma in my history class where I had to compare and contrast Buddha’s interpretation of dharma versus King Ashoka’s. When I saw that Thich Nhat Hanh was a follower and teacher, I wanted to know if he would speak more in depth about Buddhism given the title as well as talk about dharma. Instead, the podcast focused on his ideas of…

Victoria Farrell Sravana Borkataky-Varma PAR 232-800 10 October 2017 Chinese Religions in Therapy In the 1950s, cognitive psychology emerged with George Kelly spearheading the new school of thought. Kelly is especially famous for developing the Personal Construct Theory in which individuals create constructs. Constructs are defined as how people take in their surroundings and events occurring and use that information to further predict phenomena. Constructs are often compared to lens or glasses…

“Shenpa and Compassionate Abiding: Mindfulness-Based Practices for Anger and Aggression by Individuals with Schizophrenia” written by Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Bryan T. Karazsia, Alan S. W. Winton, Judy Singh, and Robert G. Wahler. This article was originally published in the 12th volume of the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction published online in December 2013. Purpose of Research This study looked at the effectiveness of the mindfulness-based practices of Shenpa…

the Bodhicaryāvatāra, Santideva’s teachings on the self are very noteworthy. When Santideva states, “I” he means the soul, he pairs the concept of the soul and mindfulness to deduce “consciousness” Being that the soul paired with mindfulness is what is “conscious”, it is logical for what is “unconscious” to be a soul separated from mindfulness. A reader of the Bodhicaryāvatāra can assume that by “I” Santideva means soul, based on what he says about the body. Santideva believes that the…

Is this you? About 15-20% of the population are highly sensitive people. What a highly sensitive person (HSP) is a person who “has a sensitive nervous system, is aware of subtleties in his/her surroundings, and is more easily overwhelmed when in a highly stimulating environment” (Aron, 2018). There is another name for this personality trait is Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS), this name is from the fact that they have a sensitive nervous system which can make their senses stronger when in a…