February « 2006 « Worthwhile Living

Programming the Universe

By Jonathan, on February 27th, 2006%

Apropos of my Dance of the Universe post, I saw this article in Wired Magazine about a forthcoming book called “Programming the Universe.”

Life, the Universe, and Everything
Seth Lloyd is the kind of guy you’d like to have a beer with. Between gulps, the MIT prof will impart the details of how the universe really works. And . . . → Read More: Programming the Universe

Managing Stress With Your Breath

By Jonathan, on February 25th, 2006%

Working with your breath is an important way to affect your mental state. It’s easy too, since you always have your breath with you.

I have been using this highly effective technique since I read Dr. Andrew Weil’s, “8 Weeks to Optimum Health”. I recommend getting the book too, as it has a wide range . . . → Read More: Managing Stress With Your Breath

Meditation Timer

By Jonathan, on February 23rd, 2006%

When I started meditating it was often difficult to know when to end. I didn’t want to have to be worrying about the time. When I’d set an alarm of some sort it was often jarring and unpleasant.

So I searched for a nicer way to signal the end of the meditation and found that the . . . → Read More: Meditation Timer

The Intense Attention of Mindfulness

By Jonathan, on February 20th, 2006%

I just finished a great book, “The Curse of Chalion”, that was not only a great read in the “speculative fiction” (fantasy) genre, but had a lot of bonus spiritual insights. The following quote is one of those.

Cazaril’s attention was arrested by a pebble that lay on the pavement near his knee. It was . . . → Read More: The Intense Attention of Mindfulness

What’s Your Reason?

By Jonathan, on February 15th, 2006%

We all do things because we’ve always done them that way. Or maybe because that’s the way our parents did it when we were growing up. Seth Godin, on his blog, posted about some things we do today that are relics of some reason that’s now obsolete.

This reminds me of one of my favorite . . . → Read More: What’s Your Reason?

Another Worthwhile blog: The Lazy Way to Success

By Jonathan, on February 15th, 2006%

I had a moment to catch up on some blog reading recently. One of the blogs that I subscribed to a while ago, but left unread was The Lazy way to Success. After catching up on his last 6 or 8 posts, I see that It’s a worthwhile read, so will read it regularly . . . → Read More: Another Worthwhile blog: The Lazy Way to Success

The Dance of the Universe

By Jonathan, on February 12th, 2006%

Here’s testament to being able to find inspiration in unlikely places. I was listening to the Bob Edwards Show on a podcast (via Audible) and heard him talking with the author of a book called “Last Dance in Havana”

The author read an excerpt of the book that struck me as a description of how the . . . → Read More: The Dance of the Universe