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    • Being here: A Buddhist approach to pain
    • Dying to live: talk by Vidyamala
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  • About Buddhist Meditation (16)
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    • Meditation glossary
  • Being "in the moment"
  • Can anyone meditate?
    • Do you have to be a Buddhist to meditate?
    • How much time will it take?
    • It sounds simplistic
    • Should I listen to music when I meditate?
    • Times and places to meditate
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  • Dealing with noise (6)
  • Is meditation about making your mind go blank?
  • Keeping a meditation journal
  • No easy path (4)
  • What is your Wildmind?
    • Entering your Wildmind
    • The problem of perfectionism (1)
    • The unexamined life... (2)
• Lovingkindness meditation (5)
  • Introduction to lovingkindness meditation
    • An outline of the Metta Bhavana (2)
    • Cultivating emotions
    • The Metta Prayer
    • Try this
    • What metta is
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    • What the Buddha said about metta
  • More on cultivating emotions
    • Emotions and communication
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  • Special lovingkindness meditations (2)
    • 9/11 Lovingkindness meditation (text)
    • A compassion meditation for time of war
    • A meditation for 9/11
    • Compassion Meditation for Time of War (text)
    • Lovingkindness chant (7)
  • Stage 1 - Cultivating metta toward yourself
    • Is loving yourself okay?
    • More on stage one
    • Procrustes' bed
    • Receptivity and activity
    • The need for nourishment
    • Timing the stages
    • Walking in the forest of your mind
    • What if I find it hard to like myself?
    • What's supposed to happen?
  • Stage 2 - Cultivating metta towards a good friend
    • Is it okay to do stage two first?
    • Learning the second stage
    • Should I pick the same person every time?
    • What if I don't feel much?
    • What methods can I use?
    • What's meant to happen in stage two?
    • Who to choose as the friend
  • Stage 3 - Cultivating metta towards a "neutral person"
    • Having trouble feeling much for a neutral person?
    • I can't find anyone I feel neutral about
    • More on the third stage
    • The third stage as rehearsal
    • Ways of working in stage three
    • Why do we have this stage?
  • Stage 4 - Cultivating metta towards a "difficult person" (3)
    • A meditation for self-hatred (1)
    • Is there anyone I shouldn't pick?
    • On creating enemies
    • The disadvantages of anger (1)
    • The fourth stage as rehearsal
    • Try this
    • Ways to work in the fourth stage
    • When I think of an enemy I get angry
    • When meditation seems to stir up negative emotion
    • Why develop metta for a bad person?
  • Stage 5 - Cultivating metta toward all sentient beings (1)
    • After the fifth stage
    • Balancing the metta & mindfulness meditations
    • Contacting Emotions
    • Families and lovers
    • How can all beings be well when they have to destroy each other to live?
    • Learning more about the fifth stage
    • Metta and the divine
    • The importance of practice
    • Ways of working in the fifth stage
  • Ways of Cultivating Metta - Introduction
    • Being flexible in your approach
    • Cultivating seeds of emotion
    • Using body awareness
    • Using creative imagination
    • Using memories
    • Using words or phrases
• Mantra meditation (2)
  • Buddhist Mantras (3)
    • Amitabha mantra (8)
    • Avalokitesvara mantra (12)
    • Green Tara mantra (5)
    • Manjushri mantra (4)
    • Om shanti shanti shanti (27)
    • Padmasambhava mantra (1)
    • Postcript: About Transcendental Meditation (1)
    • Prajñaparamita mantra (1)
    • Sabbe satta sukhi hontu (7)
    • Shakyamuni mantra (5)
    • Vajrapani mantra (8)
    • White Tara mantra (15)
  • Definition of Mantra Meditation (5)
  • How are mantras written? (2)
  • How does Mantra meditation work? (5)
  • How is mantra meditation used? (6)
  • Mantra in Theravadin Buddhism (1)
  • What is a bodhisattva? (8)
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• Meditation posture (2)
  • A checklist for your meditation posture (1)
  • Finding the right height of seat
  • Lying down to meditate
  • Meditating in lotus and half-lotus
  • Meditating sitting in a chair (2)
  • Meditating while kneeling, using a cushion or stool (7)
  • Meditating while sitting cross-legged (2)
  • Meditation posture problems: over-arching
  • Meditation posture problems: slumping
  • Meditation Posture: Body Awareness and Relaxation (1)
  • Meditation Posture: Hands (2)
  • Meditation Posture: Head
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  • Spotting meditation posture bad habits
  • The angle of your seat
  • The elements of a good meditation posture
  • The importance of meditation posture
• Meditation texts
  • Five reflections for everyone
    • Further thoughts
    • Poetic summary
    • The five facts we should all reflect on
    • Why reflect on these facts?
  • Mindfulness of breathing
    • The anapanasati practice
    • Where the meditation practice can take us
  • On happiness
    • From the Dhammapada (Chapter 15)
  • Selections from the Dhammapada
    • Dhammapada, selection eight
    • Dhammapada, selection nine
    • Selection five
    • Selection four
    • Selection one
    • Selection seven
    • Selection six
    • Selection ten
    • Selection three
    • Selection two
  • The Arrow -- Buddhist attitudes to pleasure and pain
    • A poetic summary
    • Introduction to the sutta
    • Our usual responses to pleasure and pain
    • Wiser responses to pleasure and pain
  • The Buddha's Words on Love (Metta Sutta)
  • True Blessings (The Mangala Sutta)
• Mindfulness of Breathing (2)
  • Introduction
    • "Stage Zero" - the importance of a sense of purpose (2)
    • "Stage Zero" - the importance of preparation (2)
    • "Stage Zero" as a practice
    • Benefits of the practice
    • Coming back to the breath, over and over
    • Overview of the practice
    • The power of making choices (2)
  • Stage 1
    • Dealing with ups and downs
    • I find I'm controlling my breath
    • Keep getting distracted? (2)
    • More on Stage 1
    • Numbers won't stay put
    • Timing the stages
    • What does this practice do?
    • What's the counting for?
  • Stage 2
    • An alternative to counting (1)
    • Bored with the counting?
    • Counting on your fingers
    • More on stage two
    • Second stage feels awkward?
    • Stepping back from the process
    • The difference between stages one and two
  • Stage 3
    • Balancing alertness and relaxation
    • Between the stages
    • Breathing, not breaths
    • Guiding, not controlling
    • Signs of progress in meditation
    • The "gaining idea" in meditation
    • Thought trains
    • Using anchors in stage three
    • What's a good meditation?
  • Stage 4 (11)
    • A nasal experiment
    • Ending your meditation practice
    • Four dimensions of mindfulness
    • Keeping subtlety in the practice
    • More information on stage four
    • Moving from stage three to stage four
    • Reflections in mindfulness
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    • Where are you going?
    • Why the emphasis on concentration?
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Posts

• Category: blogs
  • Category: Ask Auntie Suvanna
    • Ask Auntie Suvanna (2)
    • Ask Auntie Suvanna: On loving Dick Cheney (1)
    • Ask Auntie Suvanna: the Buddhist approach to excess body hair (2)
  • Category: Book reviews
    • Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening, by Stephen Batchelor
    • Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue With the Dalai Lama, by Daniel Goleman
    • "12 Steps on Buddha's Path: Bill, Buddha, and We," by Laura S.
    • "8 Minute Meditation: Quiet Your Mind. Change Your Life," by Victor Davich
    • "A General Theory of Love," by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon
    • "Available Truth: Excursions into Buddhist Wisdom and the Natural World," by Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano
    • "Awake at Work" by Michael Carroll (2)
    • "Baby Buddhas: A Guide for Teaching Meditation to Children" by Lisa Desmond (2)
    • "Body Wisdom Yoga," by Dharmapriya
    • "Buddhist Psychology" by Geshe Tashi Tsering
    • "Calming the Fearful Mind: A Zen Response to Terrorism," by Thich Nhat Hanh
    • "Change Your Mind: A Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation," by Paramananda
    • "Detox Your Heart" by Valerie Mason-John
    • "Dharma the Cat," by David Lourie
    • "Dharmasong" by Ravenna Michalsen
    • "Dipa Ma: The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master," by Amy Schmidt (2)
    • "Emotional Alchemy: How Your Mind Can Heal Your Heart," by Tara Bennett-Goleman
    • "Exploring Karma and Rebirth," by Nagapriya
    • "Finding Freedom: Writings From Death Row," by Jarvis Masters
    • "Food of Bodhisattvas: Buddhist Teachings on Abstaining from Meat," by Tsogdruk Rangdrol Shabkar
    • "Full Catastrophe Living," by John Kabat-Zinn (1)
    • "Gesture of Awareness," by Charles Genoud
    • "Healing Breath: Zen for Christians and Buddhists in a Wounded World," by Rubin Habito (1)
    • "In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets," Strozzi-Heckler
    • "In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Verses from the Pali Canon," Edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi
    • "Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom," by Joseph Goldstein
    • "Keeping the Peace" by Thich Nhat Hanh
    • "Let Go, A Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits," by Martine Batchelor (1)
    • "Living With Awareness: A Guide to the Satipatthana Sutta," By Sangharakshita (2)
    • "Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness," by Sharon Salzberg
    • "Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English," by Bob Sharples
    • "Meditation: The Buddhist Way of Tranquillity and Insight," by Kamalashila
    • "Mindful Politics: A Buddhist Guide to Making the World a Better Place" by Melvin McLeod (1)
    • "Mindful Therapy: A Guide for Therapists and Helping Professionals," by Thomas Bien, PhD
    • "Mindfulness and Money," by Kulananda and Dominic Houlder
    • "Minding What Matters: Psychotherapy and the Buddha Within," by Robert Langan
    • "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life," by Marshall Rosenberg
    • "One City: A Declaration of Interdependence," by Ethan Nichtern (1)
    • "One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism," by Joseph Goldstein
    • "Pavement: Reflections on mercy, activism, and doing 'nothing' for peace" by Lin Jensen
    • "Peaceful Piggy Meditation," by Kerry Lee Maclean
    • "Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha," by Tara Brach
    • "Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior," by Phil Jackson
    • "Sitting Inside: Buddhist Practice in America's Prisons," by Kobai Scott Whitney
    • "Still Quiet Place: Mindfulness for Young Children," by Dr. Amy Salzman
    • "Swallowing the River Ganges: A Practice Guide to the Path of Purification," by Matthew Flickstein
    • "The Attention Revolution - Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind," by B. Alan Wallace (2)
    • "The Compassionate Brain" by Gerald Huther, Ph.D.
    • "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism," by Gary Gach and Michael Wenger
    • "The Journey to Wild Divine" computer biofeedback game
    • "The Lost Art of Compassion: Discovering the Practice of Happiness in the Meeting of Buddhism and Psychology," by Lorne Ladner
    • "The Meditator's Atlas: A Roadmap of the Inner World" by Matthew Flickstein
    • "The Miracle of Mindfulness," by Thich Nhat Hanh (2)
    • "The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment," by Eckhart Tolle
    • "The Seven Stages of Money Maturity : Understanding the Spirit and Value of Money in Your Life," by George Kinder
    • "The State of Mind Called Beautiful," by Sayadaw U Pandita
    • "The Tao of Poop: Keeping Your Sanity (and Your Soul) While Raising a Baby," by Vivian E. Glyck
    • "The Wholesome Oven Successful Baking Without Dairy or Eggs: Muffins, Coffee Cakes, & Other Quick Breads," by Patricia Leslie
    • "Two Treasures: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening and True Happiness," by Thich Nhat Hanh
    • "Waking Up to What You Do," by Diane Eshin Rizzetto
    • "Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life," by Jon Kabat-Zinn
    • "Who Is My Self? : A Guide to Buddhist Meditation," by Ayya Khema
    • "You Are Not Here and Other Works of Buddhist Fiction," Edited by Keith Kachtick
    • "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind," by Shunryu Suzuki
    • Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation, by Larry Rosenberg
    • Buddha's Little Instruction Book, by Jack Kornfield
    • The Bliss of Inner Fire, by Lama Thubten Yeshe (3)
    • The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi," by Susan Moon
  • Category: News
    • Comfort is most important in choosing meditation style (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
    • Program to help young drug abusers (R News)
    • Are humans hard-wired for faith?
    • Art of happiness (Singapore Catholic News)
    • Buddhism spreads in bible belt
    • Buddhist group goes on Zen retreat
    • Buddhists practice meditation, follow paths to ultimate truth
    • Christian meditation - prayer of the heart
    • Darts: Barneveld says power of Zen can foil Taylor (Independent)
    • Do anger-management classes really work? (Inside Bay Area)
    • Exhaustion: the modern malady
    • Exiled Vietnamese monk returns to pray for the dead (Independent)
    • Hikers enjoying the long and winding road (North Jersey.com)
    • Indian guru makes peace angels of Iraqi youths
    • It might help to simply breathe (Nashua Telegraph)
    • Maharishi: Give TM, peace palaces a chance (Free Lance-Star)
    • Matthieu Ricard: meet "Mr Happy" (Independent)
    • Meditating the stress away
    • Meditation, too, is a good drive (Hindu)
    • Meditation: the key to calm
    • Meditative calm
    • Repose in maroon (Hindu Business Line)
    • Scientists probe meditation secrets
    • Seeking enlightenment
    • Stop all the clocks: Julian Baggini on the tyranny of time (Independent)
    • Swans take path to enlightenment (Townsville Bulletin)
    • The Art of Meditation (Scoop)
    • Training the mind with the body
    • Warp factor Zen: do meditation machines work?
    • Yoga can control epilepsy: study (Hindu.com)
    • "Into Great Silence": the power of quiet meditation
    • "Only four people attended my first sermon"
    • "Twin Peaks" director urges mass meditation (Reuters, UK)
    • &quot;Mine is India of the Spirit&quot; (Rediff, India)
    • 'A way to keep the mind focused' (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, Indiana)
    • 'Abiding calm' is meditation key
    • 'Art of Living' session for lock-up inmates (Daijiworld, India)
    • 'Baby Buddhas' meditate (Burlington Free Press)
    • 'Buddha Boy' Bomjon found in Bara jungle (Kantipur)
    • 'Buddha Boy' said to have emerged from nine months meditating (USA Today)
    • 'Buddsters' find individual happiness through Buddhism (Rutland Herald)
    • 'Budhha' boy meditating at new venue (Kantipur)
    • 'Building a Noble World' unleashes the power of meditation to end terror (PR Web)
    • 'Clear, strong mind' (Portsmouth Herald, New Hampshire)
    • 'Everyone Has His Vietnam' (Beliefnet)
    • 'God spot' researchers see the light in MRI study (Guardian Unlimited)
    • 'Into Great Silence': an experiment in movie-meditation
    • 'Irregular schedule, negative feelings stress Armymen'
    • 'Metrotherapy' tackles fear of attack (WebIndia123)
    • 'Mindful meditation' -- it's not just a nap Regularly tuning out 'mental chatter' can have long-term benefits, researchers say (Kalamazoo Gazette, Michegan)
    • 'Peace on Earth is my priority' (The Telegraph, UK)
    • 'The mindful can find heaven on Earth' (Buddhist News Network)
    • 'Unitarian Buddhist' finds dream of retreat center, one can at a time
    • 'Vipassana' meditation for a stress-free life: study
    • 12th century Buddhist sculptures found in Indonesian cave
    • 30 years of meditation celebrated (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
    • 300 mourn Orbach at star-studded funeral (Indianapolis Star, Indiana)
    • 40-day meditation program can lead to prosperity (Marin Independent-Journal, California)
    • 5 things we learned from... (Belleville News-Democrat)
    • 5 tips for successful meditation (BestSyndication.com)
    • 64 Falun Gong Torture Deaths in China in 3 Months (Scoop, New Zealand)
    • 7 billion buys peace through meditation (New Zealand Herald)
    • 900 scientists protest Dalai Lama&rsquo;s lecture on meditation (WebIndia123)
    • A balancing meditation
    • A bite of Zen
    • A Chanukah/Christmas Meditation (Newsweek)
    • A closer look at Gary Snyder
    • A commute to inner peace
    • A compassionate advocate for alcoholics in recovery (Austin American Statesman)
    • A cynic meets Zen
    • A date for enlightenment (Orlando Sentinel)
    • A day in the life: A monk on Fearless Mountain (Ukiah Daily Journal, CA)
    • A deep dive in with Vipassana
    • A different kind of doctor (Fiji Times)
    • A different kind of meditation
    • A different perspective (The Clarion-Ledger)
    • A different place, a different person—but still running (Sunday Inquirer Magazine)
    • A fancy for Falun Dafa meditation (Times of India)
    • A Forest Monk's Lesson in the New York Jungle (New York Times)
    • A heart full of stories - happy, sad - in song
    • A history of modern contemplation
    • A hive of activity as Wesak approaches
    • A little meditation can be good for the health (Financial Times, London)
    • A meditation centre? Won't all that chanting be a bit noisy, ask neighbours (icWales)
    • A meditation on lessons of life (Movie Review) (Arizona Republic)
    • A meditation on success (MarketWatch.com)
    • A Meditation on Taxes, and Bad Karma (New York Times)
    • A meditation on the way to wellness
    • A method of getting the ego out of the way (Galveston County Daily News, Texas)
    • A moment's peace (Portsmouth Herald, New Hampshire)
    • A momentous journey on a totally grounded plane (Miami Herald)
    • A monk in the lab
    • A monk's milieu (The Statesman, UK)
    • A more peaceful me
    • A musician's tale: Loving benefits of living clean life
    • A new kind of Nia-lism (Daily Iowan)
    • A New Revolutionary Health Workbook Empowers People to Take Control of Their Own Health
    • A New Year's Experiment (Huffington Post)
    • A not-so-fine romance
    • A place for pondering (Newsday)
    • A placid place for meditation
    • A primer for the Dalai Lama's visit (The Buffalo News)
    • A quest for truth led Hagen to become Zen master (Pioneer Press, Minnesota)
    • A quick nap shows how smart you are (AZCentral)
    • A religion for everyone? (The Scotsman, Edinburgh, Scotland)
    • A salve for their souls (St. Petersburg Times)
    • A shrine way to treat a house (The Scotsman, Edinburgh)
    • A simple life (Sri Lanka Daily Mirror)
    • A spiritual connection
    • A time to relearn an ancient form of prayer? (LA Times)
    • A visit to Chiang Mai can be an education and an adventure (Bangkok Post)
    • A world of calm (San Diego Union-Tribune)
    • A youth correspondent learns about meditation (The Free Lance-Star)
    • Abbot's journey from Tibet to Scotland and inner peace (Cape Times)
    • Achieving inner peace: Meditation provides relaxation (Lawrence Journal World, KS)
    • Activities planned to check depression among jail inmates (Indian Express)
    • Acupuncture, meditation join other medical remedies (Daily Republic, Fairfield, California)
    • Advice makes meditation an easy path to follow (The Plain Dealer, Ohio)
    • After-school programs expand kids' horizons
    • Age-related changes in gray matter volume, attentional performance associated with practice of Zen meditation
    • Air of awareness
    • Air Sahara introduces meditation sessions for passengers (Khaleej Times, India)
    • Alice Walker calls god 'Mama' (Beliefnet.com)
    • Alipio: What counts in prayer? (Sun Star Baguio)
    • All you need is ten seconds a day to find peace and serenity (PR Web)
    • Alpha music induces (The Triangle Online)
    • Alternate healing loses help (The Record)
    • Alternative Christmas (Belfast Telegraph)
    • Alternative medicine is becoming mainstream (The Columbus Dispatch)
    • Alternative therapies seeing a new revival (Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates)
    • Alternative trainers teach Palestinian health workers to treat trauma (Haaretz Daily, Israel)
    • Alternative treatments (The Star Online)
    • Altruism hard-wired to pleasure centers in brain
    • AM meditation calms drivers (The Patiot Ledger)
    • Amazing Reception For Barney (Planet Darts)
    • American Buddhism on the rise (The Christian Science Monitor)
    • American guru presses ahead with meditation course during fierce Gaza fighting
    • American justice dept upheld Indian yoga and meditation
    • American war veterans learning Yoga to fight stress (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
    • An alternative route to conception (Star-Telegram)
    • An awakening celebrated (St. Petersburg Times)
    • An Eastern touch from fabric artist (Rockingham News)
    • An effective way to achieve peace of mind
    • An update on Tibet
    • Ancient Buddhist meditation technique may provide perfect arena for interfaith interaction (NorthJersey Media Group)
    • Ancient Chinese moving meditation of qi gong offers path to relaxation
    • Ancient exercise (The Courier-Journal)
    • Ancient wisdom transcends borders (Bangkok Post)
    • Anger management: an Islamic perspective
    • Angry thoughts have a way of getting back to you
    • Annual Bridgewater peace vigil begins tonight (The Enterprise)
    • Another cult classic from David Lynch (Radar)
    • Are there secrets to life-long brain power? (Register)
    • Are you happy?
    • Area Buddhists celebrate enlightenment (Journal Times)
    • Arquette meditates to catch a little peace </font> (IrelandOn-Line)
    • Arroyo appeals to group to counsel Reming victims (Sun Star Manila)
    • Art exhibit to explore spirituality (Lexington Herald-Leader)
    • Art for the spirit (Bangkok Post)
    • Art of living for good health (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
    • Art of Living founder to fight stress in Ottawa (Ottawa Sun)
    • Art of Living to help BPOs (India Business)
    • Art of Living: Breathe deeply to relieve stress, depression (Seattle Times)
    • Art of management (Explore Qatar)
    • Art, yoga mix at Kidspace (North Adams Transcript)
    • As a scientist I used to think meditation was hokum. Not any more!
    • Asheboro meditation center helps New Orleans heal (News-Record)
    • Asheville woman crafts clay pots used for meditation, spiritual practices (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    • ASHLEY: Zen ritual embraces poetry of Mount Tamalpais (Marin Independent Journal)
    • At Auschwitz, Buddhist meditation set me free (Jewish News Weekly)
    • At first a doubter, but now a believer in meditation (Marin Independent Journal)
    • At home with Theresa Liu (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
    • At one with dual devotion (Los Angeles Times)
    • At one with the cosmos (if not the council) (The Telegraph, UK)
    • Athletic Ch'an--melding movement with meditation for relaxation, health (Taiwan Journal)
    • Atlanta gets first Zen master
    • Attach without fear to your precepts, meditation
    • Attachment and meditation (Scoop)
    • Author Sanford Severin will speak to Community Club about TriEnergetics (Rossmoor News)
    • Authorized list of Buddhist books for prisons is short on numbers, high on repetition, and contains non-Buddhist titles (2)
    • Awakening to the Medicine Buddha (Phayul Times, Tibet)
    • Awareness in every sip (Beliefnet)
    • Ayurveda combines exercise, diet, meditation (News-Leader, Missouri)
    • Ayurveda for good health and illness prevention (ippmedia.com)
    • Back to the Future for Pain Management (eMedia Wire)
    • Balance and control (The Villages Daily Sun)
    • Ban Ki-Moon & Kofi Annan, United Nations Bobbsey Twins (Canada Free Press)
    • Battle against stress means big business (Yahoo! News)
    • Be 'present' this holiday season (The Times, New Jersey)
    • Be good, be happy (Sunday Times)
    • Be happy like a monk
    • Be Happy, Start a Revolution (Huffington Post)
    • Be one with the puck (Anchorage Daily News, Alaska)
    • Be the Change (Huffington Post)
    • Beat insomnia with blue energy (LifeHacker.com)
    • Beating cancer with meditation
    • Beating the blues is a walk in the park (Sydney Morning Herald)
    • Beatles' guru farewells Britain with a sting (The Age, Australia)
    • Becoming a "Walking Meditation"
    • Bellingham yoga gathering part of worldwide peace project
    • Benefits of Meditation to Prevent Stress
    • Berkeley part of new movement to help vets (Inside Bay Area)
    • Best ways to soothe terminally ill studied (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
    • Best winter deals at top resort spas (About.com)
    • Better studies needed to test meditation: experts
    • Beyond Mandalay
    • Beyond standard pain relievers (Newswise)
    • Bigger hearts from meditation (Cambridge Times)
    • Bihar banega Japan (NewKerala)
    • Bihar Tourism to develop 'cultural village' in Nalanda
    • Biofeedback devices are all the rage for keeping calm (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
    • Blacks lower blood pressure by meditating (Tri-Valley Herald, California)
    • Bloomington Zen center to expand (News Sentinel, Indiana)