Posted on September 30, 2008 by Ronald
My wife Yi-ping participated in a 200-hour yoga teaching training program in the last 6 months (from April to September 2008, or, more nature-ish, from vernal equinox to autumn equinox). Recently, she completed it and got the certificate! Congratulations! Now she is a certified yoga teacher that can teach anyone who is interested in Hatha [...]
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Posted on September 26, 2008 by Ronald
By Chan Master Wu Jue Miao Tian
Translated by Shilo, Harry and Ronald
The Universal Life Force
Chan is the infinite universal life force. This life force supports and contributes to all lives and physical forms. For example, in the solar system of sun, moon and earth, the sun provides abundant life elements that are beyond human being’s [...]
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Posted on September 25, 2008 by Ronald
A research result by Canadian researchers has suggested that spending money on others brings more happiness than spending money on self. The result is published in Science in March 2008. Read the whole report here to check out more.
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Posted on September 24, 2008 by Ronald
We had quite a big group today and we are sorry that some people are cramped back there! We had a few newcomers in this second meeting so Yi-ping reviewed some basics again. Those who have learned it last time, or even from past semesters, please bear with us and perhaps take it as an [...]
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Posted on September 21, 2008 by Ronald
Scientific Evidences on Meditation Effects and Benefits
A Spa For Your Body, Mind and Spirit
By Dr. Pei-Chen Lo
Dr. Pei-Chen Lo currently teaches at National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan in the Department of Electrical and Control Engineering. She is one of the renowned experts in the field of Biomedical Engineering, specializing in biomedical signal analysis, CAM [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2008 by Ronald
We have been looking forward to this. New semester, new faces, new experiences, new encounters, new learning and growth, … We had about 20 people, mostly new and some returning, who joined us today in this first Zen meeting of Fall 2008. Everybody seemed pretty serious and interested. Some stayed after the session for further [...]
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