Wednesday, March 17, 2010

I'll leave the bread crumbs out for you

Thank you, Irreverand Diva Carla for supplying me with this most excellent resource--an interview from NPR with Rick Hanson, the co-author of Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom. I've only been listening to the download for 20 minutes or so and am already pleased as punch about the work this man and his colleague have been doing to explain the link between the bread crumbs that wisdom traditions have been leaving for us for millennia, and what happens in our physical bodies when we follow those bread crumbs.

Evidence. It's not necessary for everyone. Some people arrive at this kind of information without fanfare and without angst. It just is.

Some people need to hear what qualifies as "proof" many, many times over before it sounds "real".

Maybe this material will serve that function for you.

And when you're ready to do something about it, when you've crossed that line in your head and heart, contact your neighborhood Thought Chaperone for some expert guidance on how to finally pull it off.

I'll leave the bread crumbs out for you.

Mar 17, 2010 9:06:39 AM | energy, Resistance Toys, Thought Chaperone

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