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Paul Ekman Vancouver talk: Darwin, the Dalai Lama and the Nature of Compassion

2010-03-09T08:35:00.000-08:00

Dr Paul Ekman’s talk is part of the Dalai Lama Center’s Speaker Series, which offers public events that focus on key areas of interest to the Center and to the Dalai Lama, including science and its relationship to spirituality, education of the heart, and the development of compassion and its contribution to the public good.

Dr Paul Ekman’s talk will look at the connection between an evolutionary and a Buddhist view of human nature and will provide a new formulation of the nature of empathy, compassion, altruism and heroism. A long-time friend of the Dalai Lama, Dr Ekman joined the stage with His Holiness at the 2006 Vancouver Dialogues:

Dr Paul Ekman read to the Dalai Lama a passage from Charles Darwin’s The Descent of Man that said one of humankind’s noblest virtues “seems to arise incidentally from our sympathies becoming more tender and more widely diffused, until they are extended to all sentient beings.” After hearing this, His Holiness told Dr Ekman, “I am a Darwinian.”

For Dr Paul Ekman, the lecture “Darwin, the Dalai Lama and the nature of compassion” is not only an opportunity for the audience to learn from the world renowned psychologist, but also a chance for him to learn from them.

“I have given this talk a few times, but it continues to grow and change each time I give it,” he says. “I really want to see how people react and see whether I can gain any new ideas about it.”
Ekman, Professor Emeritus at the University of California at San Francisco, is not averse to using people’s reactions to his work and making drastic changes mid-stream. While writing Emotions Revealed, he had an encounter with the Dalai Lama that led him to reconsider much of what he had written.

“Some of the questions that he had asked and the issues raised during the course of our meeting caused me to rethink the nature of how emotions are triggered and I rather completely rewrote those chapters,” he says. “Emotions Revealed certainly benefited from my meeting with the Dalai Lama.”

Ekman notes that the Dalai Lama considers himself a Darwinian, which he suggests shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. “There is so much similarity between Darwin’s thinking about compassion and virtue and the Buddhist view,” he says. “Although the Buddhists came up with these ideas first and Darwin was aware of Buddhism, they appeared in Darwin’s notebooks years before he learned anything about it,” Ekman says, indicating that the Buddhists and Darwin developed their models of the nature of compassion independent of each other.

And just what is it about Buddhism’s and Darwin’s concepts of compassion and virtue that are so similar? For one, Ekman says, it is that the relationship between mother and infant is such a central focus. Darwin called that relationship the initial basis of compassion, while the Dalai Lama has referred to it as the ‘seed of compassion’,” says Ekman. “We take that [relationship] for granted. But if we treated all human beings the same way we treat our own child, then the world would be a very different place.”

Of course, Ekman has more to share on the links between Darwin and Buddhism, which he will have the opportunity to do this Thursday in Vancouver. Ekman will give his talk – which looks at the connection between an evolutionary and a Buddhist view of human nature and provides a new formulation of the nature of empathy, compassion, altruism and heroism – at SFU’s Segal School of Business on March 11 at 7:00 pm.

About Dr Paul Ekman
Dr Paul Ekman’s work in psychology has led to many international awards and publications, some of which were based on his conversations with the Dalai Lama, and he was named one of last year’s 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine.

Internationally known for his studies on the correlations between facial expressions and human emotions, Dr Ekman is also the inspiration for the television drama series Lie to Me.

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Estudo liga infidelidade masculina a QI mais baixo

2010-03-05T08:28:00.000-08:00

Oglobo.com: "Homens que traem as esposas e namoradas tendem a ter QI mais baixo e ser menos inteligentes, segundo um estudo publicado na revista especializada Social Psychology Quarterly.

De acordo com o autor do estudo, o especialista em psicologia evolutiva da London School of Economics, Satoshi Kanazawa, "homens inteligentes estão mais propensos a valorizar a exclusividade sexual do que homens menos inteligentes".

Kanazawa analisou duas grandes pesquisas americanas a National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health e a General Social Surveys, que mediam atitudes sociais e QI de milhares de adolescentes e adultos. Ao cruzar os dados das duas pesquisas, o autor concluiu que as pessoas que acreditam na importância da fidelidade sexual para uma relação demonstraram QI mais alto.

De acordo com o estudo, o ateísmo e o liberalismo político também são características de homens mais inteligentes.

Evolução
Kanazawa foi mais longe e disse que outra conclusão do estudo é que o comportamento "fiel" do homem mais inteligente seria um sinal da evolução da espécie. Sua teoria é baseada no conceito de que, ao longo da história evolucionária, os homens sempre foram "relativamente polígamos", e que isso está mudando.

Para Kanazawa, assumir uma relação de exclusividade sexual teria se tornado então uma "novidade evolucionária" e pessoas mais inteligentes estariam mais inclinadas a adotar novas práticas em termos evolucionários - ou seja, a se tornar "mais evoluídas".

Para o autor, isso se deve ao fato de pessoas mais inteligentes serem mais "abertas" a novas ideias e questionarem mais os dogmas. "

Inteligentni Mężczyźni Rzadzaj Zdradzają

2010-03-05T08:16:00.000-08:00

Mojageneracja.pl: Dr Satoshi Kanazawa z London School of Economics and Political Science przeprowadził ostatnio badania, z których wynika, że mężczyźni z wyższym ilorazem inteligencji przykładają większą wagę do wartości monogamii niż ich mniej inteligentni koledzy. Zobacz też: 10 najbardziej destrukcyjnych zachowań ludzkich
Kanazawa zrobił analizy dwóch większych badań, przeprowadzonych wcześniej w Stanach Zjednoczonych, które przedstawiały postawy społeczne i poziom inteligencji tysięcy amerykańskich nastolatków i dorosłych.

Jak wykazuje analiza empiryczna (…, bardziej inteligentni mężczyźni są w większym stopniu skłonni doceniać wartość monogamii i wyłączności seksualnej niż mniej inteligentni panowie - stwierdził akademik.
Kanazawa uważa, że zależność ta ma swoje podstawy w rozwoju ewolucyjnym. Wyłączność seksualna jest - przekonuje akademik - "nowinką ewolucyjną"; jakością, która miałaby niewielkie znaczenie dla pierwszych ludzi, zaprogramowanych wręcz na rozwiązłość.

Wtedy chodziło o zostawienie jak największej ilości potomków. Teraz przestało to być wartością nadrzędną i tylko inteligentni mężczyźni byli w stanie zrzucić psychologiczny balast swojej płci i przystosować się do wymagań współczesnego świata.
Co ciekawe, podobna korelacja w przypadku kobiet nie zachodzi: nie znaleziono dowodów, które by przekonywały, że im kobieta mądrzejsza, tym bardziej wierna.

Badania Dr Satoshi Kanazawy zostały opublikowane w marcowym wydaniu kwartalnika "Social Psychology Quarterly".

Đàn ông lăng nhăng thường kém thông minh

2010-03-05T08:12:00.000-08:00

Dantri Vietnam: Không chỉ bị nhiều người khinh thường vì tính lừa dối, những ông chồng có “máu phản bội” còn có chỉ số IQ thấp hơn bình thường - kết luận của các nhà khoa học Anh.

Tiến sĩ Satoshi Kanazawa, nhà tâm lý học tiến hóa, thuộc trường Khoa học chính trị và kinh tế London, cho biết đàn ông càng thông minh thì càng ít có khả năng lừa dối bạn đời.

Kết luận của ông dựa trên những nghiên cứu thông qua lịch sử tiến hóa của loài người rằng đàn ông luôn có thiên hướng đa thê. Tuy nhiên, xu hướng này ngày nay đã thay đổi. Tiến sĩ Kanazawa lý giải, quá trình tham gia vào một mối quan hệ tình dục chọn lọc là một cuộc cách mạng đối với đàn ông. Theo lý thuyết của ông, những người thông minh sẽ tiếp nhận quá trình tiến hóa đó để trở nên phát triển hơn.

Vì vậy, xét về tính trung thực, những người đàn ông nào không chịu tiếp nhận sự phát triển mà vẫn theo con đường cũ thì rõ ràng người đó kém thông minh hơn những người khác. “Lý thuyết này cho thấy nam giới thông minh sẽ coi trọng tình dục an toàn và chung thủy”, ông khẳng định.

Nghiên cứu đăng trên tạp chí Tâm lý xã hội này cũng cho thấy, những người thông minh sẽ ít có niềm tin vào Chúa hay có những tư tưởng bảo thủ. Phân tích nghiên cứu theo chiều dọc về sức khỏe thanh thiếu niên quốc gia Mỹ, tiến sĩ Kanazawa tìm ra rằng những người trưởng thành coi mình có tư tưởng phóng khoáng có chỉ số IQ trung bình là 106, trong khi những người theo tư tưởng bảo thủ thì chỉ số IQ trung bình chỉ là 95.

Intelligentsed mehed petavad vähem

2010-03-05T08:10:00.000-08:00

Kliinik.ee: "Ühe Suurbritannia ülikooli uurijad avastasid, et kõrgema IQ-ga mehed väärtustavad monogaamiat ja seksuaalset truudust kõrgemalt kui vähem intelligentsed mehed, kirjutab Telegraph.

Kuid näib, et naiste puhul seost konventsionaalse seksuaalse moraali ja intelligentsi vahel ei ole. Neid seaduspärasid tutvustas dr Satoshi Kanazawa Londoni majanduse ja poliitikateaduse koolist ajakirja Social Psychology Quarterly märtsikuises väljaandes avaldatud artiklis.

Uurimuse raames analüüsis ta kahte mahukat USAs läbi viidud uuringut, milles määrati kindlaks tuhandete teismeliste ja täiskasvanute sotsiaalsed seisukohad ning nende IQ.

Dr Satoshi Kanazawa järeldas: „Nagu empiiriline analüüs näitas, väärtustavad intelligentsemad mehed suurema tõenäosusega monogaamiat ja seksuaalset truudust kui vähem intelligentsed mehed.” Ta väidab, et meeste intelligentsuse ja monogaamia vaheline korrelatsioon tuleneb evolutsioonilisest arengust.

Seksuaalne truudus on tema väitel „evolutsiooni seisukohast uudne” omadus, millest oleks ürgaja inimesele olnud vähe kasu, sest nad olid programmeeritud elama valimatut suguelu. Kaasaegses maailmas ei ole mitut seksuaalpartnerit omavatel meestel evolutsioonilist eelist, kuid ainult intelligentsed mehed suudavad heita kõrvale inimsoo psühholoogilise pärandi ja võtta omaks uued käitumisviisid.

Dr Satoshi Kanazawa uuring näitas, et teised kõrgema intelligentsiga inimestele tüüpilisemad „evolutsiooniliselt uudsed” omadused on muuhulgas näiteks ka liberaalsus ja ateism."

Inteligentni varajo manj?

2010-03-05T08:05:00.001-08:00

Zurnal24.si: "Moški z višjim IQ torej bolj cenijo monogamijo in seksualno ekskluzivnost kot drugi pripadniki močnejšega spola ... Takšen vzorec je odkril evolucijski psiholog Satoshi Kanazawa (London School of Economics and Political Science), ki je analiziral socialne vrednote in IQ več tisoč najstnikov in starejših. ''Izsledki kažejo, da inteligentnejši moški bolj cenijo monogamijo,'' je dejal Kanazawa, ki za razlog takšnega vedenja ponuja evolucijski razvoj.

Zvestoba je ''evolucijska novost''
Moški so bili v preteklosti vedno malce poligamni, seksualna ekskluzivnost pa je ''evolucijska novost'', ki bi bila nekoč za moškega neproduktivna, zato je bil programiran kot promiskuiteten, trdi Kanazawa. Toda pravila sodobnega sveta so drugačna kot nekoč in ne dajejo prednosti moškim z več seksualnimi partnericami – le inteligentni moški pa so sposobni preseči takšno naravnanost in se prilagoditi novim načinom vedenja, pravi Kanazawa.

Po teoriji bodo inteligentni ljudje hitreje usvojili neko novo prakso, da bi postali čim naprednejši. To pravilo velja tudi, ko gre za vprašanje zvestobe – moški, ki se ne zmorejo prilagoditi in na koncu podležejo skušnjavi ter varajo svoje partnerice, so verjetno bolj neumni od zvestih. ''Teorija predpostavlja, da bodo inteligentni moški bolj cenili seksualno ekskluzivnost,'' zaključuje Kanazawa.

Pri ženskah pravilo ne velja
Povezava med zvestobo in inteligenco se po drugi strani ne nanaša na ženske, saj se je od njih vedno pričakovalo, da bodo zveste, tudi v poligamnih družbah. Med evolucijskimi novostmi je tudi to, da inteligentnejši ljudje manj verjamejo v boga in imajo liberalnejša stališča."

Чем выше интеллект мужчины, тем он вернее в браке

2010-03-05T08:04:00.000-08:00

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Сатоши Каназава (Satoshi Kanazawa), профессор психологии, который преподает в престижном учебном заведении Англии – Лондонской школе экономики и политических наук (London School of Economics and Political Science) считает, что все разговоры о врожденной мужской полигамности неверны и ненаучны. По мнению профессора, в процессе эволюции мужские особи Homo sapiens были действительно склонны к полигамному поведению, однако, как утверждает Каназава, это была «умеренная полигамность».

Каназава считает, что на нынешнем этапе эволюции мужчины усвоили моногамное поведение и стали гораздо более избирательными при выборе партнерши. Моногамность, по мнению профессора, на данном этапе эволюции человечества является более благоприятной моделью поведения, которая обеспечивает более упорядоченную, менее подверженную стрессам жизнь.

Но подсознательно и тонко почувствовать преимущества такой модели поведения и принять ее способны далеко не все мужчины. Каназава утверждает, что это по силам, в первую очередь, мужчинам с высоким IQ.

«Моя теория предполагает, что только мужчины с высокоразвитым интеллектом способны по-настоящему оценить привлекательность и положительные для них стороны моногамного поведения, сексуальной эксклюзивности партнерши», – говорит Каназава.

Но он же считает, что его теория неприменима к женщинам – профессор утверждает, что женщины якобы всегда тяготели к одному партнеру, даже в условиях полигамного общества.

Intelligente Männer gehen weniger fremd

2010-03-05T08:02:00.000-08:00

20min.ch: "Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa, Evolutionspsychologe an der Londoner School of Economics and Political Science behauptet: «Es gibt einen Zusammenhang zwischen Intelligenz und Treue.» Männer, die das Fremdgehen nicht lassen können, hätten einen niedrigeren IQ als treue Partner.

Kanazawas These basiert auf der Annahme, dass Männer «in der Evolutionsgeschichte immer einen leichten Hang zur Polygamie gehabt haben». Heutzutage seien wir im Evolutionsstadium sexuell exklusiver Beziehungen angelangt. Monogamie – eine «evolutionäre Neuerung» für Männer. Demnach sind schlaue Männer eher in der Lage, sich der Evolution anzupassen. Kanazawa ist sich sicher: «Intelligente Männer schätzen eher sexuelle Exklusivität und Monogamie als weniger intelligente Männer.»

Diese Erkenntnisse gelten gemäss dem Forscher übrigens nicht für Frauen. Schliesslich sei von ihnen immer Treue erwartet worden.".

Les hommes intelligents sont plus fidèles

2010-03-05T07:56:00.000-08:00

Canoe.com: "Les hommes au quotient intellectuel plus élevé auraient moins tendance à tromper leur partenaire. Selon une étude rapportée par le journal britannique Daily Telegraph, les hommes intelligents sont moins susceptibles de tromper leur partenaire que ceux ayant un quotient intellectuel inférieur. Ces derniers auraient moins tendance à être monogames".

C’est Satoshi Kanazawa du London School of Economics and Political Science qui a réalisé cette étude britannique.

Selon lui, dans la préhistoire, les hommes étaient rarement monogames. Dans la société actuelle, où les conquêtes sont à portée de main, seuls les hommes intelligents adhèrent à la valeur de fidélité et d’exclusivité sexuelle.

Par contre, pour certains scientifiques, cette étude est grandement discutable. Selon eux, plusieurs facteurs jouent un rôle dans la fidélité et ils n’ont rien à voir avec l’intelligence. La question serait beaucoup plus complexe.

Ils citent même en exemple plusieurs grands hommes qui ont pourtant trompé leur femme, comme les Kennedy par exemple. Ces hommes étaient pourtant dotés d’une grande intelligence, mais ont succombé malgré tout à la tentation, qui de nos jours, est de plus en plus grande.

Are liberals and atheists smarter? Satoshi Kanazawa

2010-03-05T07:42:00.000-08:00

According to the Star, in new research bound to irk conservative geniuses, people with high IQs are deemed more likely to be liberal, monogamous non-believers than those who are less intelligent. In an article for Social Psychology Quarterly, Kanazawa lays out facts based on U.S. data to support his theory. According to that research, young adults who identify as "not at all religious" had an average IQ of 103 as teens, while those who identified as "very religious" had an average IQ of 97. Similarly, young adults who called themselves "very liberal" had an average IQ of 106 during adolescence, while those who identified themselves as "very conservative" had average IQs of 95.

Kanazawa believes there are evolutionary reasons behind this. Ten thousand years ago, when humans were hunter-gatherers, we mated, tended to our kin and fled when danger was in the air – activities that did not require much intelligence. Kanazawa says humans were thus biologically designed to be conservative and put a high value on family.

The U.S. data also show a relationship between male adolescent intelligence and how much, as adults, they came to value sexual exclusivity. The more intelligent the male respondents were, the more they believed in monogamy.

Kanazawa says future research will explore whether intelligent people are more likely to buy into other evolutionarily novel values, like vegetarianism, feminism, pacifism and environmentalism. Meanwhile, he expects the average intelligence of all western populations to decline slightly in the 21st century, because more intelligent people tend to have fewer offspring. Interestingly, Kanazawa describes himself as a married atheist libertarian with a strong distaste for liberals. But, as a scientist, he says he is bound to report the facts.

FoxNews gives a slightly different opinion on the matter: "Satoshi's really suggesting that smart people are more likely to take risks and experiment. This makes sense, but only temporarily.

It just so happens that I was once an outspoken liberal, a normal state for an attention-seeking teenager with back acne. But, after awhile, I started rejecting the easy romance of leftism, as hard reality started hitting me in the face. So, while it takes brains to question the natural state of things, you need even more brains to later question the questioning. Smart people question their parents, but then smarter people realize later that their parents were right all along.

Bottom line: Braininess isn't reflected in rebellion against common sense. Instead, it's rebellion against rebellion that shows real smarts — that and an acceptance that unicorns rule and griffins suck."

Dr Satoshi Kanazawa: evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa, fidelity and infidelity

2010-03-05T07:09:00.000-08:00

Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa PhD is a reader in Management and an evolutionary psychologist at the London School of Economics. His research uses evolutionary psychology to analyze social sciences such as sociology, economics, and anthropology. In 2003, in an article in the Journal of Research in Personality, he showed that scientists generally made their biggest discovery before their mid-30s, and compared this productivity curve to that of criminals.

In 2006 Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa published an article in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, claiming that attractive people are 26% less likely to have male offspring. In a letter to the editors, Columbia statistician Andrew Gelman points out that a correct interpretation of the regression coefficients in Kanazawa's analysis is that attractive people are 8% more likely to have girls, an error that Kanazawa acknowledges. Gelman further argues that Kanazawa's analysis does not convincingly show causality, because of possible endogeneity as well as problematic interpretations of statistical significance in multiple comparisons. While Kanazawa claims that the former error is "merely linguistic" and that he addressed the latter two in his initial article, Gelman maintains that his original criticism remains valid.

Kanazawa has co-written three books with Alan Miller: "Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters: From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire—Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do", Why Men Gamble and Women Buy Shoes: How Evolution Shaped the Way We Behave and Order by Accident: The Origins and Consequences of Conformity in Contemporary Japan. He also writes a blog entitled The Scientific Fundamentalist for Psychology Today. Kanazawa is credited with coining the term Savanna principle: the theory that societal difficulties are due to the fact that the human brain evolved in Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago, a drastically different environment from today's urban, industrial society.

Commenting on the criticism directed against some evolutionary psychology theories, Kanazawa has stated that "The only responsibility that scientists have is to the truth, nothing else. Scientists are not responsible for the potential or actual consequences of the knowledge they create."

Commenting on the War on Terror, Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa claimed that "there is one resource that our enemies have in abundance but we don’t: hate. Hatred of enemies has always been a proximate emotional motive for war throughout human evolutionary history." He then offers the following thought experiment: "Imagine that, on September 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers came down, the President of the United States was not George W. Bush, but Ann Coulter. What would have happened then? On September 12, President Coulter would have ordered the US military forces to drop 35 nuclear bombs throughout the Middle East, killing all of our actual and potential enemy combatants, and their wives and children. On September 13, the war would have been over and won, without a single American life lost. Yes, we need a woman in the White House, but not the one who’s running (Hillary Clinton, ed.)".

Matthieu Ricard: Matthieu Ricard, Matthieu Ricard Wissenschaftliche Schriften, Matthieu Ricard Fotobände

2010-03-02T09:34:00.000-08:00

Matthieu Ricard wuchs im Umfeld Frankreichs Intellektueller auf. Seine Mutter, die Künstlerin Yahne Le Toumelin, und sein Vater, der unter dem Pseudonym Jean-François Revel einer der einflussreichsten lebenden Philosophen und politischen Theoretiker Frankreichs war, ermöglichten ihm den Umgang mit großen Denkern und Schöpfern dieser Zeit.

Nach eigener Darstellung begann sein "eigentliches" Leben am 2. Juni 1967, als er Kangyur Rinpoche begegnete. Als Kangyur starb, wurde Matthieu Ricard Mönch und persönlicher Assistent von Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, mit dem er zwölf Jahre lang Tag und Nacht verbrachte. Nach dem Tod seines Lehrers schrieb er das Buch „Journey to Enlightenment: The Life and World of Khyentse Rinpoche, Spiritual Teacher from Tibet“ über dessen Leben und Wirken.

Seit 1989 ist er offizieller Französisch-Übersetzer für den Dalai Lama. Zusammen mit seinem Vater veröffentlichte er das international erfolgreiche Buch „Der Mönch und der Philosoph“. Darin werden zu Themen von allgemeinem philosophischem, spirituellem und gesellschaftlichem Interesse, die Perspektive der westlichen Welt und des Buddhismus gegenübergestellt; Unterschiede aufgezeigt und Gemeinsamkeiten hervorgehoben.

Er ist Board Member des Mind and Life Institute, das die Kommunikation zwischen- und die Zusammenarbeit von Westlicher Wissenschaft und Buddhismus fördert. Er arbeitet gegenwärtig gemeinsam mit Hirnforschern über die Wirkung von Meditation und Geistestraining auf das Gehirn (Madison-Wisconsin, Princeton und Berkeley). Ricard lebt aktuell im Kloster Shechen in Nepal.

Matthieu Ricard Wissenschaftliche Schriften
* mit Antoine Lutz, Lawrence L. Greischar , Nancy B. Rawlings und Richard J. Davidson: Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice. PNAS 2004: 101, no. 46
* mit Paul Ekman, Richard J. Davidson und B. A. Wallace: Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and well-Being. Current Directions in Psychological Science 2005: 14, 59-63.

Matthieu Ricard Weitere Werke
* Mystery of Animal Migration. Constable, 1969, ISBN 978-0094566606
* Glück. Nymphenburger, München 2007 ISBN 3485011169
* Meditation. Nymphenburger, München 2009 ISBN 3485011673
* Tibet. Mit den Augen der Liebe. Frederking und Thaler, München 2006 ISBN 3894056789 (Bildband)
* Das Licht Tibets. Leben und Welt des spirituellen Meisters Khyentse Rimpoche. Zweitausendeins, Frankfurt 1998 ISBN 3861502542
* mit Jean-François Revel: Der Mönch und der Philosoph. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln 1999 ISBN 3462027832
* mit Trinh Xuan Thuan: Quantum und Lotus. Goldmann, München 2001 ISBN 3442336392
* mit Wolf Singer: Hirnforschung und Meditation. Ein Dialog. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt 2008 ISBN 3518260049

Matthieu Ricard Fotobände
* The Spirit of Tibet. Aperture 2000 ISBN 978-0893819033
* mit Olivier und Danielle Föllmi: Buddhismus im Himalaya. Knesebeck, München 2002 ISBN 3896601318

Матье Рикар: Матье Рикар французский автор, Матье Рикар пишущий о буддизме, переводчик и фотограф

2010-03-02T09:32:00.000-08:00

Матье Рикар (фр. Matthieu Ricard; р. 15 февраля 1946 (64 года), Экс-ле-Бен) — французский автор, пишущий о буддизме, переводчик и фотограф. Буддийский монах тибетской буддийской школы Ньингма. Проживает в монастыре Шечен в Непале. С подачи тестировавших его научных центров, в прессе Матье Рикар был прозван «самым счастливым человеком на свете».

Матье Рикар родился в семье заметного парижского философа Жана-Франсуа Ревеля (первая фамилия Рикар) и вырос в интеллектуальной среде, окружавшей отца. В 1967 году он впервые посетил Индию. В 1972 году он получил докторскую степень в области молекулярной генетики в Институте Пастера, после чего отошёл от научной деятельности в пользу практики тибетского буддизма.

Он отправился в Гималаи и изучал буддизм под руководством Кангьюра Ринпоче[1] и других крупных тибетских мастеров. Затем он стал близким учеником и помощником Дилго Кьенце Ринпоче, и оставался с учителем до его смерти в 1991 году. С тех пор Матье Рикар посвятил себя исполнению задач, возложенных на него учителем. Владея познаниями как в буддизме, так и в области естественных наук, Матье Рикар неоднократно привлекал внимание европейских интеллектуалов своими книгами. Его диалог с отцом, «Монах и философ», стал европейским бестселлером и был переведён на 21 язык.

Матье Рикар перевёл с тибетского языка несколько книг, в том числе «Житие Шабкара». Матье Рикар также известен как фотограф, портфолио которого состоит из нескольких альбомов, посвящённых культуре тибетского буддизма. Матье Рикар — кавалер французского ордена «За заслуги», полученного за гуманитарную работу в странах Азии. Он направляет значительную часть своих усилий и авторских гонораров на благотворительные проекты в Азии, в том числе на строительство и поддержку больниц, школ и детских домов.

С 1989 года переводит речи Далай-ламы на французский язык. Рикар был подопытным добровольцем в исследовании состояния счастья в Висконсинском университете, где набрал -0.45 баллов, что не было сравнимо ни с кем из сотен других добровольцев: +0.3 в этих экспериментах означали депрессию, а -0.3 огромное счастье.[3]

Matthieu Ricard: Matthieu Ricard happiness, Matthieu Ricard book, meditation Matthieu Ricard

2010-03-02T09:28:00.000-08:00

Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard lives at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery, in Nepal. In this TED lecture, Matthieu Ricard talks about what happiness is, and how we can all get some.

Matthieu Ricard is a French biochemist, turned Buddhist monk. Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment. Born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, he is the son of the late Jean-François Revel (born Jean-François Ricard), a renowned French philosopher, and grew up among the personalities and ideas of French intellectual circles. He first traveled to India in 1967. Matthieu Ricard worked for a Ph.D. degree in molecular genetics at the Institut Pasteur, and after completing his doctoral thesis in 1972, he decided to forsake his scientific career and concentrate on the practice of Tibetan Buddhism.

He lived in the Himalayas studying with the Kangyur Rinpoche and some other great masters of that tradition and became the close student and attendant of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche until his passing in 1991. Since then, Mr. Ricard has dedicated his activities to fulfilling Khyentse Rinpoche’s vision. Ricard’s photographs of the spiritual masters, the landscape, and the people of the Himalayas have appeared in numerous books and magazines. Henri Cartier-Bresson has said of his work, "Matthieu’s spiritual life and his camera are one, from which springs these images, fleeting and eternal."

Matthieu Ricard is the author and photographer of Tibet, An Inner Journey and Monk Dancers of Tibet and, in collaboration, the photobooks Buddhist Himalayas, Journey to Enlightenment and recently Motionless Journey: From a Hermitage in the Himalayas. He is the translator of numerous Buddhist texts, including The Life of Shabkar.

The dialogue with his father, Jean-Francois Revel, The Monk and the Philosopher, was a best seller in Europe and was translated into 21 languages, and The Quantum and the Lotus (coauthored with Trinh Xuan Thuan) reflects his long-standing interest in science and Buddhism. His 2003 book Plaidoyer pour le bonheur (published in English in 2006 as Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill) explores the meaning and fulfillment of happiness and was a major best-seller in France.

Matthieu Ricard received the French National Order of Merit for his humanitarian work in the East. For the last few years, Mr. Ricard has dedicated his effort and the royalties of his books to various charitable projects in Asia, that include building and maintaining clinics, schools and orphanages in the region. He has been dubbed the "happiest person in the world" by popular media. Matthieu Ricard was a volunteer subject in a study performed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's on happiness, scoring significantly beyond the average obtained after testing hundreds of other volunteers. A board member of the Mind and Life Institute, which is devoted to meetings and collaborative research between scientists and Buddhist scholars and meditators, his contributions have appeared in Destructive Emotions (edited by Daniel Goleman) and other books of essays. He is deeply engaged in the research on the effect of mind training on the brain, at Madison-Wisconsin, Princeton and Berkeley.

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Eckhart Tolle: Eckhart Tolle DE, Eckhart Tolle Francais (French), Eckhart Tolle Espanol (Spanish)

2010-02-23T08:50:00.000-08:00

Eckhart Tolle's teachings are available in several languages:

Eckhart Tolle DE (German): http://www.eckharttolle.de/

Eckhart Tolle wurde in Deutschland geboren und zog mit 13 Jahren nach Spanien, um dort mit seinem Vater zu leben. Mit 19 zog er nach England. Später schloss er ein Studium an der Universität London ab und war an der Universität Cambridge in Forschung und Supervision tätig. Im Alter von neunundzwanzig Jahren erlebte er nach eigenen Angaben ein plötzliches und radikales spirituelles Erwachen. Diese häufig als „Erleuchtung“ bezeichnete Loslösung aus der Identifikation mit der Persönlichkeit wird von Eckhart Tolle in seinem ersten Buch „Jetzt! Die Kraft der Gegenwart“ beschrieben. Da er ohne Bindung an eine Konfession oder einen Lehrer gewesen sei, habe er Jahre gebraucht, um die Erfahrung in seinen Alltag zu integrieren.

Später begann Tolle mit Individuen und kleinen Gruppen als spiritueller Counselor bzw. Lehrer zu arbeiten. Er hat bisher vier Bücher veröffentlicht. Das erste, das auch als Nummer Eins auf der Bestsellerliste der New York Times zu finden war, wurde in über 30 Sprachen übersetzt. In seinen Büchern verwendet Tolle Bilder und mystische Aussagen aus verschiedenen Traditionen wie etwa Christliche Mystik, Sufismus oder Buddhismus, um den von ihm vorgeschlagenen Weg zu innerer Freiheit zu beschreiben. Eckhart Tolle hat verschiedene Länder der Erde bereist und dort gelehrt. Die von ihm selbst vollzogene Namensänderung von Ulrich auf Eckhart ist nach Ansicht einiger eine Anspielung auf den deutschen Mystiker Meister Eckhart.

Eckhart Tolle Francais (French)

Eckhart Tolle est un écrivain canadien anglais d'origine allemande (né en 1948) habitant Vancouver et qui prône la valeur spirituelle de l'attention. Il est l'auteur du Pouvoir du moment présent paru en 1999 qui est devenu un best seller international, traduit en 33 langues en particulier après qu'Oprah Winfrey en a fait la publicité dans son magazine. Il a ensuite été décliné en cartes, exercices pratiques et vidéos.

Cet ouvrage a suscité la création de groupes de rencontres. Les exercices d'Eckhart Tolle sont fondés sur de courts moments de méditation pour développer l'éveil de la conscience de soi, le sens de l'écoute et l'attention perceptive (corporelle). Cette pratique vise à faire taire quelques minutes le courant de la pensée ordinaire dans le but d'avoir une conscience de soi plus profonde. Elle vise le relâchement des conflits ou malaises propres à l'homme contemporain. Par la pratique de ces exercices, la finalité est de se libérer de notre identification avec notre ego conditionné et de se relier à notre vraie nature. Son plus récent ouvrage, Nouvelle Terre, était déjà vendu à 3,5 millions d'exemplaires deux mois après son lancement en janvier 2005.

Eckhart Tolle Espanol (Spanish)

Tolle nació como Ulrich Tolle en Alemania. Vivió con su padre en España desde los 13 años (en 1961) hasta que se trasladó a Inglaterra a los 20 años. No recibió una educación formal a partir de los 13 años, aunque sí recibió cursos de idiomas y otras materias. Acudió a la escuela nocturna para cumplir los requisitos de admisión para entrar en las universidades inglesas. Estudió en las Universidades de Londres y Cambridge. A los 29 años, Tolle experimentó lo que él considera una transformación espiritual que marcó el principio de su labor como consejero y maestro espiritual.Desde 1996 Tolle vive en Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Tolle afirma haber experimentado un despertar espiritual a los 29 años, después de padecer largos periodos de depresión. Su ensayo El Poder del Ahora enfatiza la importancia de ser consciente del momento presente para no perderse en los pensamientos. En su opinión, el presente es la puerta de acceso a una elevada sensación de paz. Afirma que "Ser Ahora" conlleva una conciencia que está más allá de la mente, una conciencia que ayuda a trascender el "cuerpo del dolor" que es creado por la identificación con la mente y el ego. Su último libro Una Nueva Tierra, ahora explora la estructura del ego humano y cómo éste actúa para distraer a la gente de su experiencia presente en el mundo. También ha escrito El Silencio habla y Practicando el poder del ahora.

Eckhart Tolle: Eckhart Tolle on ego, power of now by Eckhart Tolle

2010-02-23T08:07:00.000-08:00

"To the ego, the present moment hardly exists. Only past and future are considered important. This total reversal of the truth accounts for the fact that in the ego mode the mind is so dysfunctional. It is always concerned with keeping the past alive, because without it - who are you?"

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Eckhart Tolle: Eckhart Tolle quotes

2010-02-23T08:02:00.000-08:00

Eckhart Tolle quotes:

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is Life itself, it is an insane way to live.

All cravings are the mind seeking salvation or fulfillment in external things and in the future as a substitute for the joy of Being. As long as I am my mind, I am those cravings, those needs, wants, attachments, and aversions, and apart from them there is no "I" except as a mere possibility, an unfulfilled potential, a seed that has not yet sprouted.

Your mind is an instrument, a tool. It is there to be used for a specific task, and when the task is completed, you lay it down. As it is, I would say about 80 to 90 percent of most people's thinking is not only repetitive and useless, but because of its dysfunctional and often negative nature, much of it is also harmful. Observe your mind and you will find this to be true. It causes a serious leakage of vital energy.

Fear arises through identification with form, whether it be a material possession, a physical body, a social role, a self-image, a thought, or an emotion. It arises through unawareness of the formless inner dimension of consciousness or spirit, which is the essence of who you are. You are trapped in object consciousness, unaware of the dimension of inner space which alone is true freedom.

Even a stone, and more easily a flower or a bird, could show you the way back to God, to the Source, to yourself. When you look at it or hold it & let it be without imposing a word of mental label on it, a sense of awe, of wonder, arises within you. Its essence silently communicates itself to you and reflects your own essence back to you.

Thinking, or more precisely identification with thinking, gives rise to and maintains the ego, which, in our Western society in particular, is out of control. It believes it is real and tries hard to maintain its supremacy. Negative states of mind, such as anger, resentment, fear, envy, and jealousy, are products of the ego.

The insanity of the collective egoic mind, amplified by science and technology, is rapidly taking our species to the brink of disaster. Evolve or die: that is our only choice now.

Internal and external are ultimately one. When you no longer perceive the world as hostile, there is no more fear, and when there is no more fear, you think, speak and act differently. Love and compassion arise, and they affect the world.

True salvation is freedom from negativity, and above all from past and future as a psychological need.

Those who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of Being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth. They are looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love, while they have a treasure within that not only includes all those things but is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.

The present moment has always been available to spiritual seekers, but as long as you are seeking you are not available to the present moment. "Seeking" implies that you are looking to the future for some answer, or for some achievement, spiritual or otherwise. Everybody is in the seeking mode, seeking to add something to who they are, whether it be money, relationships, possessions, knowledge, status.. or spiritual attainment.

There are two levels to your pain: the pain that you create now, and the pain from the past that still lives on in your mind and body. Ceasing to create pain in the present and dissolving past pain - this is what I want to talk about now.

Eckhart Tolle: A New Earth, Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose

2010-02-23T07:58:00.000-08:00

"A New Earth, Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose" is the follow-up to the book" The Power of Now", both written by Eckhart Tolle. Published in 2005, it has been on the New York Times Best Seller list, and has grown in popularity since Oprah Winfrey recommended it for her book club in January of 2008, this was followed by a 10-week live online seminar ("webinar") with Tolle, which started on March 3, 2008, for which over 700,000 people from more than 100 countries, registered on Oprah.com, and according to Barnes & Noble, it later became the fastest-selling title in the history of Oprah's Book Club, which has selected 61 books since 1996, and within four weeks of the announcement sold 3.5 million copies.

By 2009, 4.7 million copies were in print. The book is focused on spirituality rather than on any particular religious denomination.

Eckhart Tolle on Youtube: Eckhart Tolle interview, Eckhart Tolle meditation, Eckhart Tolle downloads

2010-02-23T07:55:00.000-08:00

Eckhart Tolle on Youtube

Eckhart Tolle interview on CBC TV

Eckhart Tolle's words have become a quiet sensation. His books The Power of Now and A New Earth have sold millions of copies around the world with the help of endorsements from Oprah Winfrey. Spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle says we can all reach our full potential if we can just work on quieting our busy minds. Our national arts reporter Sandra Abma interviewed him and asked him to explain silence...and stillness.

Eckhart Tolle meditation

Eckhart Tolle explains the meaning of meditation

Eckhart Tolle - New Earth: Awakening To Your Life's Purpose

2010-02-23T07:28:00.000-08:00

In "New Earth: Awakening To Your Life's Purpose", Eckhart Tolle begins talking about our identification with things. Things that we use every day for self enhancement or things we have become attached to and become obsessed with. How inferiority changes the way we act with other people and creates an ego that we didn’t normally have. The pain body is when human tendencies perpetuate old emotions and every human carries around this old pain. The identification is what causes all the reoccurring pain in the individual. Being able to know where the pain is coming from will prevent the pain body to renew itself through you. Our inner consciousness can change the world by not just being satisfied with what you do. Our destinies can be determined by how we carry out are actions and how we can fulfill them with the best possible consciousness.

In "New Earth: Awakening To Your Life's Purpose", Eckhart Tolle explains the several ways to finding a more peace ful way to live. There are three stages in the inner consciousness of an individual. The three stages are acceptance, enjoyment, and enthusiasm. Acceptance is when you may not enjoy what you are doing but you have to be able to accept it. This is essentially being able to take responsibility in your life and to take action with certain things that are not enjoyable at all and to find peace within these activities. Enjoyment is the next modality and it is being able to make the present moment a pivotal part of your life. This doesn’t mean that if you want to do something that you will find enjoyment in it. It means that with everything you do that you need to enjoy it in the present; you can’t let the moments pass you by or tell yourself you will enjoy something in the near future. The final modality of the inner consciousness is enthusiasm. Enthusiasm entails that there is a deeper enjoyment in the actions you do and being able to work towards a final goal.

The core of Tolle's thought, in brief, is that the whole of humanity is trapped in self-created worlds of thought. An individual will experience this as their self-concept. Within these labyrinthine stories it is impossible to achieve lasting happiness. As they are fictional and static, all self concepts are subject to destruction and decay, a process Tolle cites as the main causal factor in human suffering.

The 'escape' from this ongoing prison is a direct experience of the sublime, the infinite - that which stands outside, before and beyond the categorizations and divisions of conceptual thought. A key way which Tolle suggests this can be done is to focus one's attention on the present moment.

A New Earth: Awakening To Your Life's Purpose is a more detailed examination of the ideas introduced in The Power of Now, although both books revolve around this theme of living in the present moment, there are significant differences between A New Earth and The Power Of Now. Where the Power Of Now focuses on the self-help aspects of Tolle's work, A New Earth contains a much deeper and more detailed exploration of Tolle's world-view.

Tolle spends more time on the philosophical, religious and social ramifications of his theories, culminating in tentative descriptions of a future in which compassion has replaced conflict as the core motivating principle for humanity.

Eckhart Tolle believes that the earliest messengers of such a transformation were in the forms of Buddha and Jesus and other such great teachers. At those particular time periods in history these great teachers’ messages were hazy and misunderstood. His purpose of this book is to provide the readers with a sense of awakening. Tolle isn’t trying to awaken the individual with new beliefs but his belief is that a shift in consciousness will get society in touch with the now. Ego has a large impact on all of us and it usually comes in the form of I, Me, or Myself. when your mind constantly having these unconscious thoughts of life and how stressful or depressing it can be, awareness can snap you out of it. “Life isn’t as serious as my mind makes it out to be”.

Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now

2010-02-23T07:18:00.000-08:00

Eckhart Tolle says that his book, The Power of Now, is "a restatement for our time of that one timeless spiritual teaching, the essence of all religions" and that religions "have become so overlaid with extraneous matter that their spiritual substance has become almost completely obscured",[21] that they have become "to a large extent ... divisive rather than unifying forces" and that they have become "themselves part of the insanity".

Eckhart Tolle writes that "the most significant thing that can happen to a human being is the separation process of thinking and awareness" and that awareness is "the space in which thoughts exist". Tolle says that "the primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it".

According to Tolle's official website, "at the core of Tolle's teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolution. An essential aspect of this awakening consists in transcending our ego-based state of consciousness. This is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violent conflict endemic on our planet."

In his book A New Earth, Tolle defines the term "ego" as an "illusory sense of self" based on one's memories and thoughts. He also uses the term "pain-body", which he defines in "A New Earth" as "an accumulation of old emotional pain".

Tolle's philosophy is that by removing oneself from thoughts and ego and by focusing on each present moment the individual will have greater appreciation of his/her life.[3] This philosophy encourages people to overcome the dominance of the mind and ego over the body, which Tolle calls the "pain body".

Tiger Woods Statement Text:Tiger Woods, Buddhism teaches about cravings

2010-02-19T12:41:00.000-08:00

Tiger Woods, and everyone else who honestly decided to be a better person in a better world, can find in Buddhism an approach to act properly, towards all. Buddhism means to value the Three Jewels: buddha, dharma, sangha. And to act accordingly. Buddhism, in reality, should be called Dharmanity, because practitioners live according to the Dharma laws, and in addition to the historic Buddha, several other buddhas lived before and after Sakyamuni. The Buddhist community (sangha) is forgiving and helpful; at the end the responsibility of one's rightful living rest on oneself.

Tiger Woods said in the past he doesn't believe in full enlightenment. The word "awakening" is more appropriate to Buddhism than the word "enlightenment". Buddhism is about awakening, opening our eyes, and see the world as it is. Awakening is here and now, not an esoteric secret knowledge; awakening here and now is what Tiger and his family needs.

Tiger can meditate, for example on Metta/Loving kindness, to restore his balance. Buddhism requires a person to be honest, to oneself and the world; to understand it is normal to feel pain, while suffering is constructed by an unskilled mind; to understand it is normal to feel pleasure, while attachment is constructed by an unskilled mind.

Frank
http://www.amareway.org/
Aware (being), Meditating, Active (being), Respectful (being), Eating properly

Text of Tiger Woods' statement Friday, as transcribed by ASAP Sports:

Good morning, and thank you for joining me. Many of you in this room are my friends. Many of you in this room know me. Many of you have cheered for me or you've worked with me or you've supported me.
Now every one of you has good reason to be critical of me. I want to say to each of you, simply and directly, I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behaviour I engaged in.

I know people want to find out how I could be so selfish and so foolish. People want to know how I could have done these things to my wife Elin and to my children. And while I have always tried to be a private person, there are some things I want to say.

Elin and I have started the process of discussing the damage caused by my behaviour. As Elin pointed out to me, my real apology to her will not come in the form of words; it will come from my behaviour over time. We have a lot to discuss; however, what we say to each other will remain between the two of us.

I am also aware of the pain my behaviour has caused to those of you in this room. I have let you down, and I have let down my fans. For many of you, especially my friends, my behaviour has been a personal disappointment. To those of you who work for me, I have let you down personally and professionally. My behaviour has caused considerable worry to my business partners.

To everyone involved in my foundation, including my staff, board of directors, sponsors, and most importantly, the young students we reach, our work is more important than ever. Thirteen years ago, my dad and I envisioned helping young people achieve their dreams through education. This work remains unchanged and will continue to grow. From the Learning Center students in Southern California to the Earl Woods scholars in Washington, D.C., millions of kids have changed their lives, and I am dedicated to making sure that continues.

But still, I know I have bitterly disappointed all of you. I have made you question who I am and how I could have done the things I did. I am embarrassed that I have put you in this position.

For all that I have done, I am so sorry.

I have a lot to atone for, but there is one issue I really want to discuss. Some people have speculated that Elin somehow hurt or attacked me on Thanksgiving night. It angers me that people would fabricate a story like that. Elin never hit me that night or any other night. There has never been an episode of domestic violence in our marriage, ever. Elin has shown enormous grace and poise throughout this ordeal. Elin deserves praise, not blame.

The issue involved here was my repeated irresponsible behaviour. I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. What I did is not acceptable, and I am the only person to blame.

I stopped living by the core values that I was taught to believe in. I knew my actions were wrong, but I convinced myself that normal rules didn't apply. I never thought about who I was hurting. Instead, I thought only about myself. I ran straight through the boundaries that a married couple should live by. I thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to. I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.
I was wrong. I was foolish. I don't get to play by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me. I brought this shame on myself. I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife's family, my friends, my foundation, and kids all around the world who admired me.

I've had a lot of time to think about what I've done. My failures have made me look at myself in a way I never wanted to before. It's now up to me to make amends, and that starts by never repeating the mistakes I've made. It's up to me to start living a life of integrity.

I once heard, and I believe it's true, it's not what you achieve in life that matters; it's what you overcome. Achievements on the golf course are only part of setting an example. Character and decency are what really count.

Parents used to point to me as a role model for their kids. I owe all those families a special apology. I want to say to them that I am truly sorry.

It's hard to admit that I need help, but I do. For 45 days from the end of December to early February, I was in inpatient therapy receiving guidance for the issues I'm facing. I have a long way to go. But I've taken my first steps in the right direction.

As I proceed, I understand people have questions. I understand the press wants to ask me for the details and the times I was unfaithful. I understand people want to know whether Elin and I will remain together. Please know that as far as I'm concerned, every one of these questions and answers is a matter between Elin and me. These are issues between a husband and a wife.

Some people have made up things that never happened. They said I used performance-enhancing drugs. This is completely and utterly false. Some have written things about my family. Despite the damage I have done, I still believe it is right to shield my family from the public spotlight. They did not do these things; I did.
I have always tried to maintain a private space for my wife and children. They have been kept separate from my sponsors, my commercial endorsements. When my children were born, we only released photographs so that the paparazzi could not chase them. However, my behaviour doesn't make it right for the media to follow my two-and-a-half-year-old daughter to school and report the school's location. They staked out my wife and they pursued my mom. Whatever my wrongdoings, for the sake of my family, please leave my wife and kids alone.

I recognize I have brought this on myself, and I know above all I am the one who needs to change. I owe it to my family to become a better person. I owe it to those closest to me to become a better man. That's where my focus will be.

I have a lot of work to do, and I intend to dedicate myself to doing it. Part of following this path for me is Buddhism, which my mother taught me at a young age. People probably don't realize it, but I was raised a Buddhist, and I actively practiced my faith from childhood until I drifted away from it in recent years. Buddhism teaches that a craving for things outside ourselves causes an unhappy and pointless search for security. It teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint. Obviously I lost track of what I was taught.

As I move forward, I will continue to receive help because I've learned that's how people really do change. Starting tomorrow, I will leave for more treatment and more therapy. I would like to thank my friends at Accenture and the players in the field this week for understanding why I'm making these remarks today.
In therapy I've learned the importance of looking at my spiritual life and keeping in balance with my professional life. I need to regain my balance and be centred so I can save the things that are most important to me, my marriage and my children.

That also means relying on others for help. I've learned to seek support from my peers in therapy, and I hope someday to return that support to others who are seeking help.

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Amour formule: formule d'amour

2010-02-10T07:38:00.000-08:00

Amour formule: formule d'amour

L'amour est plus un art qu'une science. La musique peut être représenté avec des notes, et l'amour peuvent être représentés avec des variables dans une équation. Si vous souhaitez trouver l'amour Index, vous pouvez utiliser:

Love = (Aw * AG) + (Mw * Mg) + (A1W * A1g) + (rw * Rg) + (EW * Eg) + (...)

Variables représentent les piliers d'une relation couronnée de succès:
A: Aware (être) les uns des autres et des sentiments du couple, les pensées, les besoins et les désirs
M: Méditer ensemble, ou au moins le partage des idées
A1: Actif (être) ensemble, faire des choses ensemble
R: respect (être) les uns des autres et des sentiments du couple, les pensées, les besoins et les désirs
E: bien s'alimenter et à soutenir les uns les autres modes de vie sains, et aussi nourrir la relation avec des sentiments et des pensées positives... http://www.amareway.org/fr/holisticliving/02/love-formula-formula-for-love/

Armastuse valem: valem armastus

2010-02-10T07:35:00.001-08:00

Armastuse valem: valem armastus

Armastus on rohkem kunst kui teadus. Muusika võib olla esindatud koos märkmete ja armastus võib olla esindatud koos muutujad võrrandis. Kui soovid leida oma armastust Indeks saate:

Armastus = (Aw * Ag) + (Mw * Mg) + (A1w * A1g) + (RW * Rg) + (Ew * nt) + (...)

Muutujad esindada samba edukas suhe:... http://www.amareway.org/et/love-formula-formula-for-love/

Formel für die Liebe - Liebe Formel

2010-02-10T07:28:00.000-08:00

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Formel für die Liebe: Gibt es ein Bedürfnis nach Liebe Formel?

Warum sollten wir auch versuchen, die Liebe mit einer Formel zu repräsentieren? Kann menschlichen Emotionen gemessen werden? Unsere Formel soll beschreibend sein und vorbeugende, aber nicht Vorhersagewert.... http://www.amareway.org/de/love-formula-formula-for-love/