Researchers found that—regardless of how experienced someone was—the brains of people in meditation showed “significant” ...

A large body of research shows that meditation benefits the brain, but how much is required is less clear. This study ...

Lawrence residents occasionally have had the opportunity to learn about Buddhism from visiting Buddhist monks. But from Tuesday through May 23, those interested in learning more about this ancient ...

Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have expanded their Meditation Research Program to study 'meditative endpoints'—advanced states like enlightenment or cessation of ...

Ethics and morality create a win-win collectively and individually. For society en masse, when large numbers of people live by a moral code, it makes the world safer, kinder, and more just. But ...

Dharma study and discussion: is at noon with sensei David Pating on “What is Immoral Behavior From a Buddhist Perspective?” at the Buddhist Temple of Marin, 390 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. Go to ...

The results showed that following the meditation period, practitioners of the DY style of meditation showed a dramatic improvement on both the mental rotation task and the visual memory task compared ...

Harvard Medical School’s Meditation Research Program is studying how specific mindfulness practices affect brain activity, with the aim of tailoring techniques to individuals. Using neuroimaging, ...

A minor in Buddhist studies is an excellent adjunct to majors in such fields as religion, philosophy, American studies, anthropology, art history, Asian studies, comparative literature, East Asian ...