Samadhi Cushions and Store: Meditation cushions and benches made here in Vermont. A nonprofit carrying incense, gongs, books, cds, and other meditation supplies.
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Eastern vs. Western conceptions of "mindfulness"
As a student on the Antioch Education Abroad Buddhist Studies program in India, in 2005, I recall the director of the program, Robert Pryor, telling me during an afternoon tea break that he believed that scientists would one day be able to measure a person’s “presence.” In the five years that have passed since that conversation there have been an increasing number of studies seeking to do just that. More »
