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Ever tried to explain your “non-linear career path”? Mine goes jazz musician → Tibetan-English translator → meditation teacher → researcher.

To me, it's very linear and all makes sense when you put Buddhism and psychology side by side.

Here’s what I found 👇
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With PhD all conferred (no revisions - hooray), we're getting some of the work published. This is an exploratory study into mechanisms of #mindfulness - what's behind all the hype, and where shall we go with it?
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The monk in the picture is Tenzin Ignyen, and this was the busiest and noisiest conversation we've ever had.

Tenzin lived many years in a small hut in the forest. Just high enough to stand up straight, with a hingeless metal door kept bears and leopards out,
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Been talking about the how/why combining Buddhist and psychological approaches could be so powerful....
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I was awarded a PhD a couple of weeks ago (hooray).

Many times along the way, people asked what it's about, and my answers varied wildly and almost always edited out any deeper motivation...
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#research #psychology #buddhism #meditation #mindfulness

"When was the last time you said 'thank you,' Mr. Penguin?"

Meditators haven't just been sitting around throughout the centuries. They've made discoveries, tested theories and reported back.

A little exploration of the people and ideas putting some more "contemplative" in contemplative science and where it might lead...

#meditation #research #mindfulness

Two Tibetan monks sat down at a table near me at a rooftop cafe in Bodh Gaya.

I'd finished my coffee, but two hours later I was still there talking Buddhism, science, philosophy of mind, happiness and the wisdom of black coffee...

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What does the (almost) failed attempt to put up a small shed have to do with the experiential-academic tension we see in contemplative traditions? Thesis submitted, with time on my hands, I came up with some ideas...
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I'm not stumbling across many inspiring stories atm. I know they're out there, so I'm going to post this.... A pleasant surprise I found in my inbox this morning. I especially love all the social projects, which isn't always a strength of Buddhist organisations.
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Why meditate? How to do it? What should I look for to know if it's helping? There's lots of questions to ask when considering meditation, and many answers can be found in the intersection of modern science and ancient Buddhist approaches...
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