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If yer happy an' ya know it....

federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
edited May 2006 in General Banter
HEY GUYS!!! CHECK THIS OUT!!

:lol::wow: :thumbsup: :bigclap:

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  • buddhafootbuddhafoot Veteran
    edited May 2006
    I'm so freakin' happy I can hardly stand it. :skeptical:

    -bf
  • MagwangMagwang Veteran
    edited May 2006
    ::

    Happiness is temporary. Liberation is what's important.

    ::
  • gregcgregc
    edited May 2006
    I'm happy and liberated! I'm sitting on a pocket of happiness :) Thank you!
  • MrsKarmadilloMrsKarmadillo
    edited May 2006
    Magwang wrote:
    ::

    Happiness is temporary. Liberation is what's important.

    ::

    Party pooper! :lol:
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited May 2006
    Actually, one snippet not available on that site (which is a bit of a bummer) is the fact that they asked a Buddhist Monk (He's French in origin, but living in London) to submit to a brain-scan, whilst meditating...

    They discovered that basically, through Meditation, he's 're-wired' his brian, and taught himself Happiness....

    He used the term 'Inner happiness' but I have heard it described as a contentment mainly concerned with our physical day-to-day existence, whilst Joy arises from Within, and is more associated with a stable, mental or spiritual contentment...
    Mrskarmadillo might like to tune in next week and see if he appears again....

    I couldn't help but smile when the announcer propounded information as if it were all newly discovered amazing scientific fact, that, wow and golly-gee...you could 'think' yourself happy....! Just by seeing things differently, and approaching them from a more positive direction.....


    Nick said I looked smug...

    EDIT NOTE:

    I just realised I put 'he re-wired his BRIAN' as opposed to his 'BRAIN'.... But, I'm leaving it as it is, out of respect for our Forum Founder...If not for him, where would we be today - ?!? :lol:

    (Check out the 'Happiness sought - Neuroscientists search for the brain's pleasure centre' snippet.)
  • PadawanPadawan Veteran
    edited May 2006
    federica wrote:
    Actually, one snippet not available on that site (which is a bit of a bummer) is the fact that they asked a Buddhist Monk (He's French in origin, but living in London) to submit to a brain-scan, whilst meditating...

    They discovered that basically, through Meditation, he's 're-wired' his brian, and taught himself Happiness....

    He used the term 'Inner happiness' but I have heard it described as a contentment mainly concerned with our physical day-to-day existence, whilst Joy arises from Within, and is more associated with a stable, mental or spiritual contentment...
    Mrskarmadillo might like to tune in next week and see if he appears again....

    I couldn't help but smile when the announcer propounded information as if it were all newly discovered amazing scientific fact, that, wow and golly-gee...you could 'think' yourself happy....! Just by seeing things differently, and approaching them from a more positive direction.....


    Nick said I looked smug...

    (Check out the 'Happiness sought - Neuroscientists search for the brain's pleasure centre' snippet.)


    That's great stuff! I even took the 'Happiness Test', and it came back with 'Highly Satisfied' as the result. *Is also looking smug*:grin:
  • BrigidBrigid Veteran
    edited May 2006
    I haven't clicked the link yet because I just wanted to say quickly that my doctor had been reading all the new scientific stuff about the effects of meditation on the brain and he's the one who really pushed me to make meditation a priority in my life. Chronic pain has been shown to reduce the size of the brain, it actually shrinks, and meditation does the opposite.
  • BrigidBrigid Veteran
    edited May 2006
    Oooohh!! I saved that page. I love it!

    Thanks, Fede!
  • EsauEsau
    edited May 2006
    Hello all,
    Well I ain't happy. I found out yesterday that where I work is in the toilet financial wise and that I have to finish next week.....My life is slowly spiraling outa control!!!! Damn!!!
  • BrigidBrigid Veteran
    edited May 2006
    Oh, no!! Oh, Esau, that's terrible! What absolutely crappy news. Can you find more work or is it going to be hard? My heart goes out to you, Esau. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help. You can always vent to me by PM. Since I have nothing better to do I can listen until the cows come home and I'd more than happy to.

    I'm wishing you peace of mind, Esau.

    With great sympathy,
    Brigid
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