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Why a CEO should develop a habit of daily meditation

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Re: Why a CEO should develop a habit of daily meditation

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Post by duggieawesome »

Chirping in, I recommend Zen Bones and Zen Flesh as a accompanying read. http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Flesh-Bones-Collection-Writings/dp...

I've found myself relating to many of the koans and as a result, it has allowed me to "take a step back" from a hectic life. I'm not claiming to be a "better" person because of it, but instead, I have increased my sense of perception.

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Post by ideonexus »

There's a great deal of scientific evidence for the cognitive benefits of mindfulness meditation. Here's a good survey of the literature: http://ideonexus.com/2012/08/27/the-science-of-mindfulness-meditation-and-practice-for-the-rational-skeptic/http://ideonexus.com/2012/08/27/the-science-of-mindfulness-m...;

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Post by jrogers65 »

vidar wrote: post #4

"The result of having all these unhealthy thoughts come into your mind while you meditate," I would hesitate to call these thoughts unhealthy, on the contrary they are completely natural and harmless. It is our reaction to those thoughts that can be unhealthy.

There is one reason that I can think of for why they would be classified as unhealthy - they distract you from what is happening right now and, as a result, you might miss something important. Multitasking is widely recognised as being a counter-productive activity. Do one thing at a time, with your full attention, and you will excel. Do many things at once and you will do all of them badly. Or one could say that multitasking is the process of failing at many things simultaneously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_multitasking

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Post by bmj »

a3voices wrote: post #6

Instead of meditating, you should exercise without headphones on. You get more benefit for the time spent.

Ultra-runner Tony Krupicka has written on this sort of "active meditation" (http://www.runnersworld.com/rt-columns/alone). Of course, running in, say, downtown NYC is going be a very different experience (mentally) than running up Green Mountain in Boulder in the dead of winter.

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Post by jackbravo »

neop wrote: post #7

I've been looking for a good book on how to get started with meditation. Does anyone have any recommendations?

I liked Mindfulness in plain english (http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html) and The miracle of mindfulness (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miracle_of_Mindfulness). Both have easy approaches and stick to the basics.
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