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Even the Buddha experienced challenges with meditation: Historical texts reveal its potential downsides

As a scholar of “Buddhist medicine,” I have studied the connections between Buddhism and well-being since the late 1990s. During the course of that research, I would periodically run into sources claiming that meditation could sometimes have unexpected or adverse health effects. When I discovered in 2020 that psychologists were…

The Conversation · Sep 16

The Ashtavakra Gita Has One Thing to Tell Every Person Who Has Spent Years on Self-Improvement

The question King Janaka askedThe Ashtavakra Gita begins with a king who has everything and still cannot rest. In the very first verse, Janaka asks Ashtavakra how liberation is attained, how knowledge arises, and how renunciation is achieved. Three questions. All of them reasonable. All of them, as it turns…

Times Life · Sep 15

What Gorakhnath and the Nath Yogis Knew About the Body That Modern Yoga Quietly Erased

The Body Was Never the ProblemSomewhere between the twelfth century and the present, the body got demoted. In the version of yoga that fills studios today, the physical form is a vehicle, something to stretch, align, and eventually transcend. The Nath yogis, the lineage that Gorakhnath shaped into one of…

Times Life · Sep 13

Is Your Mind Following a Pattern Known in the Vedas?

Your brain does not contain a literal copy of the Vedas. There is no scientific evidence showing that Sanskrit verses or Vedic texts are physically encoded inside the human brain. But that is not what makes the comparison interesting. The fascinating question is whether some ideas about the human mind…

MyLifeXP · Sep 8

10 Everyday Habits That Could Affect Your Memory

Your brain works for you every second, yet most people notice its importance only when memory, focus or energy starts to decline. What makes this more surprising is that some everyday habits may quietly work against brain health. Skipping meals, sleeping poorly, staying inactive or spending too much time glued…

MyLifeXP · Sep 6

How Richard Alpert Became Ram Dass After Meeting This Baba

What could make a Harvard psychology professor question everything he thought he knew? In 1967, Richard Alpert travelled to India and eventually met Neem Karoli Baba, known to his followers as Maharajji. That meeting became a turning point in his life. But Neem Karoli Baba’s story had begun long before…

MyLifeXP · Sep 6

Finca La Bobadilla: The return of one of Andalusia’s greatest hotels

Resets don’t get more relaxed than at this revamped retreat in Spain. Lucy Thackray finds solace with horseback meditation, an impressive spa and fine dining

Evening Standard · Sep 4

Ekadashi in September 2026 Date: Check Aja and Parivartini Ekadashi vrat dates, Ekadashi tithi, parana timings, fasting rules, puja vidhi and vrat foods

Ekadashi in September 2026: Devotees can look forward to a spiritually enriching September 2026, marked by two major Ekadashi observances. Aja Ekadashi will take place on the seventh, followed closely by Parivartini Ekadashi on the twenty-second. Participants will observe traditional fasts, which include abstaining from grains and dedicating time to…

The Economic Times · Sep 4

Montreal transit agency bans workplace prayers from September 1 under Quebec’s new secularism law: What employees need to know about Bill 9

Montreal’s public transit agency STM has banned employees from praying on workplace property from September 1 under Quebec’s new secularism law, Bill 9. The move affects rooms that were previously available for prayer but will still be used for non-religious activities such as meditation and yoga, sparking criticism from Muslim…

The Economic Times · Sep 1

‘I had no love for myself … now I have peace’: former Ireland rugby player Ryan Caldwell’s journey back from the edge

The retired second-row tells Donald McRae about his recovery from addiction, depression and incarceration to find a new life as a meditation teacher

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1