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Science is beginning to explore what wisdom traditions have refined for centuries.
By placing research alongside traditional maps of inner experience, a fuller picture is emerging, one that helps bring the depth of practice to more people.
Check out the full podcast with Dr. Nicholas Van Dam on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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FitMind is a mental fitness nonprofit that aims to make science-based meditation accessible to all.
Website: fitmind.org
App: bit.ly/fitmindtraining
Podcast: fitmind.org/podcast
Science is beginning to explore what wisdom traditions have refined for centuries.
By placing research alongside traditional maps of inner experience, a fuller picture is emerging, one that helps bring the depth of practice to more people.
Check out the full podcast with Dr. Nicholas Van Dam on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts.
____________________________________________________________
FitMind is a mental fitness nonprofit that aims to make science-based meditation accessible to all.
Website: fitmind.org
App: bit.ly/fitmindtraining
Podcast: fitmind.org/podcast

![Day 3: Guided Metta Meditation (Loving-Kindness) | 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss
In day 3 of the course, youll be led through a 10-minute guided metta meditation. Metta, or as we like to call it, good vibes, is one of the most powerful methods of meditation and can have quick results.
Learn how to cultivate metta (loving-kindness) through this meditation that begins with relaxation and a gentle smile, then guides you to generate warm feelings of unconditional love typically felt in the chest area.
Research shows even brief practice (7 minutes) can boost positive feelings and social connectedness, while longer practice can alter neural pathways associated with joy.
The technique progresses from directing love toward yourself to gradually expanding it to all beings, ultimately creating a radiating field of loving awareness.
Share the course with your friends! Heres a link to the complete 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss course: https://bit.ly/30-day-course
FitMind is a mental fitness nonprofit that aims to make science-based meditation accessible to all. With your support, we can spread wellbeing and mental health. Even the smallest contribution makes a significant impact: https://fitmind.org/donate.
Website: https://www.fitmind.org
App: https://bit.ly/fitmindtraining
Podcast: https://www.fitmind.org/podcast
Resources & Science
Paper 1: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453022000750
Paper 2: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2008-13989-015
Paper 3 : https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797612469537
Dhamma Sukha Mettā Instructions: https://www.dhammasukha.org/_files/ugd/d704f3_0efac85d504e4c90aed3bfdb022bf3d1.pdf
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![Day 19: Self-Transcendence (Macro) - How to Live a Happy Life | 30 Days of Meditation, Science...
Todays lesson discusses self-transcendence on a macro level and how to live a happy life through virtuous actions.
It presents a formula for transcendent dependent origination, where virtue leads to gladness, joy, tranquility, contentment, samadhi, and ultimately wisdom.
We discuss the importance of recognizing and relishing in good deeds, as well as maintaining awareness during daily activities.
Share the course with your friends! Heres a link to the complete 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss course: https://bit.ly/30-day-course
FitMind is a mental fitness nonprofit that aims to make science-based meditation accessible to all. With your support, we can spread wellbeing and mental health. Even the smallest contribution makes a significant impact: https://fitmind.org/donate.
Website: https://www.fitmind.org
App: https://bit.ly/fitmindtraining
Podcast: https://www.fitmind.org/podcast
Resources & Science
- Paper 1: Response to Anticipated Reward in the Nucleus Accumbens Predicts Behavior in an Independent Test of Honesty” https://www.jneurosci.org/content/34/32/10564.short
- Paper 2: “The Emerging Science of Virtue” https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1745691620924473
- Paper 3:“Vagal activity is quadratically related to prosocial traits, prosocial emotions, and observer perceptions of prosociality.” https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-39093-001
- Paper 4: “Tryptophan promotes charitable donating” https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01451/full
- Paper 5: “A neural link between generosity and happiness” https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15964
- Suttas referenced: https://heartdhamma.love/sutta/sn-12-23/, https://suttacentral.net/an11.2/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin, https://suttacentral.net/an10.2/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
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