Browsing: Meditation

Baan Phu Waan (AsiaNews) – The Archdiocese of Bangkok has organised a three-day retreat for lay people from the first of its six districts at Baan Phu Waan in Samphran, Nakhon Pathom, about 60 kilometers from Bangkok

A day-long experiential workshop on Sufi philosophy, Sufi psychology and Sufi meditation was held at Asia Hotel and Resort in the capital on Saturday, July 11.The workshop was chaired by Khwaja Osman Faruki Khajaji, Director of the Sufi Centre, with Emeritus Professor Dr Anisuzzaman, former Chairman of Dhaka University’s Philosophy Department, as chief guest.Dr K…

A piano meditation on modern melancholy – Chinadaily.com.cn WS6a50a451a310986e2b464a13_1

Try a practice in accepting difficult feelings like anger or irritation to help keep your cool, feel better overall, and find calm with contemplative social scientist Eve Ekman. 

Though I’ve been meditating for over half a century (before I even knew what it was, since the phenomenon occurred before the word and philosophy), I’ve had no urge to teach meditation. So it’s been dismaying to witness how in recent years the global capitalistic system, which monetizes everything, has found a way to teach…

The collection includes four models — the Bodhi, the Chairish, the Epiphany, and the Self Shelf — priced from $249 to $399, with optional cushion add-ons. Each is made from solid Acacia hardwood, a dense, richly grained wood prized for its durability and warmth, and each is finished as a genuine piece of furniture: something…

Too many times, when someone says, “It’s time to pray,” the reply might be, “You mean it’s come down to that?” Why are prayer and meditation among the hardest “tasks” a Christian can do? After all, the God of the universe is on the other end of the line, and he desires to be with…

05.07.2026 12:00 The Wall Street Journal By Elizabeth Bernstein, The Wall Street Journal Sasha Pedro for WSJ 05.07.2026 12:00 The Wall Street Journal By Elizabeth Bernstein, The Wall Street Journal

Do the world’s religions and contemplative traditions send people to the same place – compassion, bliss, awe, a sense of God, awareness, or the universe?