this time ~ this space

By timethief • January 4th, 2008

As I sat here at my computer terminal reflecting on recent events and the nature of consciousness I recalled and two articles I had read. The first one dates back to January 2007 and the second is only about 1 month old.
The Mystery of Consciousness - Research on consciousness is alternately exhilarating and disturbing. There [...]

“Often we feel the need to find some tranquility in the otherwise frenzied experience we define as life. We need to step away — find some peace so we can let go of our daily worries — cleanse them from our beings. Like stepping into a forest, this meditation will teach you that calmness can [...]

There isn’t a person on earth today that doesn’t want to be happy. But when we examine what happiness means to any individual, we discover that most of what people claim makes them feel happy falls into the category of “instant gratification” derived from “outer events”.
Some people are true believers that the quickest path [...]

Mindfulness is:
You are not your thoughts. Our thoughts take us away from being here now. If I am thinking about the past, or worried about the future, I am a prisoner of my thoughts.
When I take a moment to observe myself having thoughts, I am no longer the thoughts. I get to be and observe [...]

Gabapentin Shown Effective For Fibromyalgia Pain (June 12, 2007) — New research shows that the anticonvulsant medication gabapentin, which is used for certain types of seizures, can be an effective treatment for the pain and other symptoms associated with the common, often hard-to-treat chronic pain disorder, fibromyalgia. > full story
FDA Approves First Drug For Treating [...]

A revered contemplative practice for centuries, meditation has recently inspired research into its therapeutic value for everything from anxiety disorders to heart attack prevention. A painful, progressive autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a high risk of depression — double the risk of the healthy population, by conservative estimates — and various forms of [...]

The ultimate Truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. That is all that need be said.
Still, it is a wonder that to teach this simple Truth there should come into being so many religions, creeds, methods, and disputes among them and so on! Oh, the pity! Oh, the [...]

The Centre for Emotional Well Being has some some simple, everyday things we can do to reduce stress:
1. Take a break from your “real” life
Most of us can take an afternoon, a day or two or a long weekend and escape our everyday routines and pressures. Do it - get away.
2. Spend time with friends
Consider [...]