June 24, 2010
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Arthur Zajonc sees contemplation as investigating life from the inside — and now it is teaching him about living with Parkinson's Disease. We hear how this physicist draws on the humanities and meditation to integrate the intellectual and sensory aspects of life.
"Quiet Contemplation"
» Walking Meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh
» Bell Sound Meditation
Our weekend exercise. Try this 10-minute bell sound meditation and then share your experience with us.
» A Culture of Availability to Everybody But Yourself?
Being mindful may mean you just can't shoot that next photo or journal that gorgeous sunset. A 3-minute TEDtalk.
» The Ceaseless Society
A video of Jon Kabat-Zinn's presentation at MIT as he reflects on life in a 24/7 networked world.
» Arthur Zajonc: A Twitterscript
Live from the studio, we tweeted the best nuggets of our interview.
» Breathe, and Everything Changes
Our managing producer, a "yoga cliché," finds a way of putting herself in the way of the divine.
» Opening to Our Lives: Jon Kabat-Zinn's Science of Mindfulness
» Brother Thây: A Radio Pilgrimage with Thich Nhat Hanh
The Vietnames Zen master and poet offers stark, gentle wisdom for living in a world of anger and violence. He discusses the concepts of engaged Buddhism, "being peace," and mindfulness.
Arthur Zajonc
Zajonc is Andrew W. Mellon professor of Physics at Amherst College and director of the Academic Program of the Center for Contemplative Mind. His books include Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry: When Knowing Becomes Love.
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