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From the Publishers... We are so happy to warmlywelcome all the newly joined MFF members,who will be part of a precious family ofmindful practitioners. We would like toinvite all the members to share yourvaluable mindfulness experiences, relatedposts, photos or any items you feel relevantto the forum with us. Benjamin Franklin hassaid, “Tell me and I forget, teach me andI may remember, involve me and Ilearn.” Please don‛t hesitate to get involvedand see the real difference !
Message from Most VenerableU Dhammajiva Maha Thero
We started this with very fewfamilies but with a big hope. With time thenumber started to grow, as well as the efficiencyof communication among families gathered themomentum. I wish to thank all those whocontributed towards this effort. We have tokeep up this trend and my contribution towardsthis is the following suggestion.
We should encourage children of our mindfulfamilies to write their testimonies or witnessesof mindfulness. We must select them and publishgood ones in our future new letters. May thesecond generation be more and more mindful !
With metta, U Dhammajiva
Mindful Journey of our Mindful Family Member Senuri
Read more... https://mindfulfamilysite.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/mindful-journey-of-our-mindful-family-member-senuri/
Expanding into New Frontiers
In Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi's essay WhatDoes Mindfulness Really Mean (‘Investigating theDhamma: A Collection of Papers' BPS – 2015), he
describes the long and tortuous journey of
mindfulness, from its birth place in Northern India
2600 years ago, to Sri Lanka, to the mountain
monasteries in South East Asia and the hermitages in
the Himalayan Kingdom. Yet, the on‐going travel of
mindfulness into classrooms, corporate giants and
hospital clinics in the West ern world is unparalleled.
His analysis of the implications of the rapid spread of
this ancient and sacred practice is a tantalizing eye‐
opener.
Ajahn Chah's Advice for someone who is dying * Keep mind and body separate
* Don’t wish it were otherwise
* Let go of all externals
* Just be still
* Find your real home
Read more...
http://www.lionsroar.com/our-real-home-
death/
Just to Relax..
Mindful MPs
Members of Parliament in the United
Kingdom created history when they appointed a
Mindfulness All-Party-Parliamentary Group
(MAPPG), mandated to research and inquire into
the benefits of mindfulness. After more than a
year of study and inquiry into on going research
globally, and documenting personal experiences
of mindfulness practitioners, the MAPPG has
compiled a report ‘Mindful Nation UK’ which is
now in the public domain.
Read more... http://www.themindfulnessinitiative.org.uk/images/reports/Mindfulness-APPG-Report_Mindful-Nation-
UK_Oct2015.pdf
Magic of eight weeks of mindfulness
Test subjects taking part in an 8-
week program of mindfulness meditation showed
results that astonished even the most
experienced neuroscientists at Harvard
University. The study was led by a Harvard-
affiliated team of researchers based at
Massachusetts General Hospital, and the team’s
MRI scans documented for the very first time in
medical history how meditation produced
massive changes inside the brain’s gray matter.
Read more... http://www.feelguide.com/2014/11/19/harvard-unveils-mri-study-proving-meditation-literally-rebuilds-the-brains-gray-
matter-in-8-weeks/
Seven Tips for falling asleep
Having a beginners mind, non-
striving, letting go, non-judging, acceptance,
trust, patience, are all pointers on how to fall
asleep with ease, and fast.
Read more... http://www.mindful.org/seven-tips-for-falling-
asleep/?
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Mindfulness in the Classroom: A HowTo Guide
Focus. Awareness. Resilience.
Curiosity. Reflection. All are elements of thriving
classrooms and students. All are trainable skills
that can be intentionally taught and cultivated to
strengthen student opportunities for success.
Read more...
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2015/11/10/mindfulness-in-
the-classroom-a-how-to-guide.html
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