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The Heart Of The River

The Heart Of The River

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Rivers of time, rivers of energy... how do the relationships of the mind, brain, emotions and body influence the quantum realm?

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  • Weekly Recap

    Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 07:27 in Vitamins, Chocolate, ras, taste buds, omega-3

    This week I discussed the RAS, which is a structure in your brain that acts like a switch that goes back and forth from your rational brain to your emotional brain.  I also brought up some dietary things that are good for your health like dark c...

  • Chocolate

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 09:01 in Chocolate, antioxidants, flavonoids

    Research has found that eating chocolate is healthy (see Science News, Mar18, 2000).  Real cocoa contains flavonoids, which is a natural antioxidant.  One 40 gram serving, (about the size of one typical chocolate bar) of pure milk chocolate...

  • Back To The Brain

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 08:06 in ras, fight or flight, three brains

    Way back when I started talking about a structure in the brain called the RAS which is an abbreviation for reticular activation system.  You can read the original article here.  I have just today found another function of the RAS, apparentl...

  • Weekly Recap

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 08:32 in meditation, Buddhism

    This week saw me looking at various aspects of Buddhism and meditation, from descriptions of reality being like a waterfall, all the way to depictions of heavenly mind states.  These posts have been a reflection of my attempt to understand Buddh...

  • States Of Mind

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 08:52 in manifestation, states of mind, heavenly abodes

    Have you ever thought of your mental state being like an actual place?  Such as when you are in an intense state of joy, it's like for the moment that is where you are living. I know this is kind of a strange idea, but I like to think that your ...

  • Big Claims

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 08:34 in MRI, meditation, benjamin franklin

    Apparently according to the Buddhist texts I have been reading, practitioners of meditation after years and years of work result in uprooting all the negative aspects of mind.  Greed, anger, jealousy, envy, all of these types of emotions and tho...

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