Off and running

The key to happiness and increased brain function is developing a contemplative spiritual practice. What that entails is sitting in silence for 20 minutes, ideally twice a day and developing a practice of detachment to our false selves that construct all sorts of images of what is essentially not necessary in our lives.

Such was the message from the Father Thomas Keating, neuroscientist Tobin Hart, and the Venerable Tenzin LS Priyadarshi. Not only does the quality of our attention in non-contemplative situations improve, we are able to handle stress and emotional situation and return to equilibrium faster.

It’s definitely a skill I need as I rush off to class and return to fly to San Diego for a two-day workshop on Contemporary Worship given by the Unitarian Universalist Association.