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I Don't Really Follow Meditation Hype. But My Impression Is That Poor Studies Are Cited As "proof" Of Meditation's Benefits, Findings That Apply To Advanced Meditators Are Sometimes Touted As Accruing To Beginners, And, Occasionally, Some Benefits Are Simply Imagined. This May Be Most True In The Business World, Where Many Companies Are Bringing In Teachers Who Are A Bit Loose In Their Use Of Research As Evidence For The Usefulness Of The Method.

The Act Of Compassion Begins With Full Attention, Just As Rapport Does. You Have To Really See The Person. If You See The Person, Then Naturally, Empathy Arises. If You Tune Into The Other Person, You Feel With Them. If Empathy Arises, And If That Person Is In Dire Need, Then Empathic Concern Can Come. You Want To Help Them, And Then That Begins A Compassionate Act. So I'd Say That Compassion Begins With Attention.

At Last, Psychology Gets Serious About Glee, Fun, And Happiness. Martin Seligman Has Given Us A Gift-a Practical Map For The Perennial Quest For A Flourishing Life.

Sheree Conrad And Michael Milburn Bring A Much-needed Sanity To That Confusing And Unruly Terrain, Our Sexual Lives/

Attention Is A Little-noticed And Underrated Mental Asset.