Current Spiritual News - discuss!

Originally Posted by Uma

You reacted when I posted news items from academic sources. You wrote "The reason I started this thread though was to share breaking spiritual news (not ideas or courses), i.e. that is generated/made available to the general public." You seem to see a difference between newspapers and academic sources for "breaking news". The true breaking news happens not only on the street but in field research and is reported differently. If you actually looked at the links I gave, you will see they are not about courses (although some are available) but about conferences. There you will find the most up to date information about spiritual news. What we get from the media is a watered down, censored version and it is behind the times.

I have reread the links you gave - it would be less confusing if you gave the direct links to this breaking news found in field research that you mention. All I can find is a category of publications (in the Transformative Learning Centre and Blue-Star; the Indian Psychology Institute has articles) which don't seem to be about current spiritual breaking news. If they are - please identify them.

[Uma]

Originally Posted by amy green

I have reread the links you gave - it would be less confusing if you gave the direct links to this breaking news found in field research that you mention. All I can find is a category of publications (in the Transformative Learning Centre and Blue-Star; the Indian Psychology Institute has articles) which don't seem to be about current spiritual breaking news. If they are - please identify them.

I'm too busy to research all of that for you. These are the best sites for quality material. Just look up the conferences and browse through them, if you want to. There is a quite a lot of stuff.

For Blue Star just watch any of the streamed workshops - they are also on Youtube.

The Indian Psychology Institute is just beginning to do the research to empirically validate their claims - it's going to take the next 30 years to get it out. It's a site to watch.

http://www.realitysandwich.com/remot...r eam_science this is interesting

Originally Posted by Animus27

http://www.realitysandwich.com/remot...r eam_science this is interesting

Thanks Matt for this remote viewing link. So Farsight Institute are throwing down the gauntlet to mainstream science huh?! Interesting.

Science News 27th July 2012

Studies of lucid dreamers show which centers of the brain become active when we become aware of ourselves dreaming.


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0727095555.htm

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Native American Spiritual Beliefs Influential in Spurring Youth to Avoid Drugs and Alcohol
ScienceDaily (Aug. 20, 2012) — New research indicates that urban native American youth who follow American Indian traditional spiritual beliefs are less likely to use drugs and alcohol. Arizona State University social scientists will present their findings at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Denver, Colorado.



http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0820110807.htm

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Spirituality Key to Chinese Medicine Success: Study Explores Why Chinese Medicine Has Stood the Test of Time
ScienceDaily (Sep. 25, 2012) — Are the longevity and vitality of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) due to its holistic approach? Indeed, Chinese medicine is not simply about treating illness, but rather about taking care of the whole person -- body, mind, and spirit.


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0925102517.htm

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[norseman]

Nice to know that some trick cyclists approve of TCM which is only a few thousand years old.
Also nice to know that a meditation technique I have been practicing for over 30 years is seen to have value

Originally Posted by norseman

Nice to know that some trick cyclists approve of TCM which is only a few thousand years old.
Also nice to know that a meditation technique I have been practicing for over 30 years is seen to have value

Yeah I know how you feel norseman but, as I explained earlier in this thread, this is science (read mainstream) acknowledging these issues. As such, it then becomes more likely to be acceptable to the majority. Baby steps....

Compassion Meditation May Boost Neural Basis of Empathy, Study Finds
ScienceDaily (Oct. 4, 2012) — A compassion-based meditation program can significantly improve a person's ability to read the facial expressions of others, finds a study published by Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. This boost in empathic accuracy was detected through both behavioral testing of the study participants and through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans of their brain activity.



http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1004093504.htm

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