Tuesday, May 27, 2026

Tuesday, May 27, 2026

Neuroplasticity is something our age group must celebrate. The fact that we can keep learning a new skill, experience new experiences and strengthen the neural pathways of our brain is a scientific discovery to rejoice. Resilient and sharp mind is not only for the younger people but also for people in their eighties and nineties. 

Most of us in today’s world prefer our meditation practice easy and brief. Because of this we leave behind a lot from the world’s rich contemplative traditions. We morph the practice to user-friendly forms. To gain self-awareness, insights into the subtleties of consciousness and achieve lasting positive traits require dedication. In addition, ethical attitude and moral guidelines are crucial. What we abandon is ignored or forgotten.

A strong motivation to practice for the benefit of All requires complete trust and deep reverence for the practice, dedication to the books and principles that make the practice possible, a good teacher, supportive circle of friends on the path who are themselves dedicated to practice. 

All meditation methods at their root are practices in strengthening attention. No attention, nothing learned. What we have to do to get mentally fit is to sharpen our brain by learning new skills such as meditation, journaling, yoga and flourishing. Doing good things over and over again. We must take more responsibility for the care of our own minds.

Flourishing includes self-acceptance, self-improvement, self-dependence, mastering your individual skills, satisfying social relationships, finding meaning and purpose in life. It increases generosity, kindness, focus and decreases rigidity between “us” and “them.” To better the world remains up to each one of us. With our individual abilities and possibilities we each can be an agent in the force for good.