It looks like some early studies are showing the pain/fever reducing drug Tylenol may also have subtle but measurable effects on our mental state. It's interesting how physical and mental pain may share some of the same biological underpinnings, and also that we are still finding new discoveries abo...

Came across an interesting article regarding Mindfulness of the Body, I thought it may be of interest to Dhamma Wheel members: Mindfulness starts with the body: Somatosensory attention and top-down modulation of cortical alpha rhythms in mindfulness meditation http://www.frontiersin.org/Human_Neuros...

Thank you LonesomeYogurt, that was a very helpful reply and sutta reference.

Thanks Mikenz66 for providing a link to the previous submission. Looks like there are a good number of comments that I will have to read through there.

An interesting article I thought others would enjoy:
http://www.bcbsdharma.org/2012-05-05-insight-journal/

Many thanks for everyones replies. It's difficult to see a loved one who lived such a good life suddenly have everything change and to be so fearful and anxious.

The sutta reference Santa provided was a consolation.

Thank you for the replies everyone. The sutta reference Santa provided was an especially great consolation. It's difficult to see a loved one who has been such a good person their entire life have everything change so quickly for them.

Hello, My understanding is that in Theravada buddhism, the mindset of a person passing away is very important in terms of conditioning the next form of existence. Can someone explain what the Therevadan viewpoint is for someone who passes away while suffering from dementia? If a person lived a good ...

Very nice job BKh. Thanks for putting it together.

Hi,

I came across http://readingfaithfully.org/ and thought it may be useful to others. It helps people develop a daily sutta reading practice and has some good information.

I hope everything goes well.

Thanks for the information Micro!

Seems like a nice opportunity to integrate a more rigorous practice with one's everyday life. I have also read some of Bhante V's works and he makes some interesting points.

Hi, I came across this site a while ago during my investigations of Buddhism. While I'm currently not a buddhist, I find many of the teachings useful and believe the Theravada teachings to be about as close to what the Buddha probably taught (although I am no scholar). I found this to be a very help...