Scientists Discover What Meditation Does To Your Gut & Your Brain

Numerous studies have indicated the many physiological benefits of meditation, and the latest one comes from Harvard University. An eight week study conducted by Harvard researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) determined that meditation literally rebuilds the brains grey matter...

Terence McKenna And The Howling Tao’, a heartwarming tale of wishing to be understood

Produced for the movie 'Terence McKenna's True Hallucinations', this short animated story is a glimpse into the mind of a 23-year-old Terence McKenna, spending the March of 1971 in the middle of the Amazon jungle, already steeped in Sci-fi...

Are psychedelics useful in the practice of Buddhism?

Summary In the fall of 1996 issue of the Buddhist magazine Tricycle, various teachers of Buddhist meditation practice commented on the value of psychedelic experiences, with opinions of them ranging from helpful to harmful. Here, the author hopes to explain these conflicting viewpoints...

These Intricate Tibetan Sand Paintings Are Swept Away Upon Completion

Tibetan Buddhist monks have created sand mandalas for over 2,500 years, as it remains one of the religion's most beautiful and symbolic traditions. Each mandala has a center point that is surrounded by a circle, a perfectly symmetrical design...

Ancient Chinese Ginkgo Tree Covers Buddhist Temple With Ocean Of Golden Leaves

Thousands of people from all over China have been flocking to the Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple in the Zhongnan Mountains to witness a huge, 1,400 year old Ginkgo tree beside the temple walls as it sheds its golden leaves...

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