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Jun16
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SUPER STIMULATION WEEK

Posted by Mahabodhi on Jun 16, 2024

Super Stimulation Week

Permission has been sought from Erasmus University Rotterdam to use the image of
Wim Hof in an ice bath     Are we stimulated enough? When the subject of
meditation is brought up, many people think in terms of relaxation, but
relaxation is only half of the story; as important to meditation, and to mental
and physical health in general is stimulation. Wim Hof is known as The Iceman,
and is a Dutch extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand freezing
temperatures. He set Guinness world record for swimming under ice and prolonged
full-body contact with ice, and still holds the record for a barefoot
half-marathon on ice and snow. I led a series of three sessions on YouTube in
the first year of lockdown: 2020, which I called ‘Super Stimulation Week.’ In
those sessions I focused on the ideas of Wim Hof and on the value of physical
stimulation, and in particular, its role in meditation; I wanted to encourage my
viewers to take cold showers–following Wim’s gradual method–to access better
energy and health:   Day 1   This week, on Thursday the 17th September, it is
the six month anniversary of beginning the ‘Compassionate Response to COVID-19
with Mahabodhi’ sessions, the day after Boris Johnson announced his
‘no-gatherings’ policy, launching the UK lockdown.   After six months of
lockdown, personally I do struggle to keep my energy as bright as it would be
under normal circumstances. Yet according to Wim Hof, also known as the ‘Ice
Man,’ who we see in action in the video below, we can effectively work with
simple breathing techniques and gradual immersion in cold temperatures – such as
taking cold showers – to bring physical and mental stimulation to our lives. So
as a way of marking this anniversary I want to dub next week ‘Super Stimulation
Week,’ and in it focus on the Wim Hof method, or something akin to it.   Instead
of my normal (non-interactive) sessions on Facebook Live I will be moving over
to YouTube and hosting live interactive Zoom classes for an hour at 7.30 every
weekday morning. In those sessions I will explore some of Wim’s breathing
techniques and try to set us all up with personal programmes for the week to
bring more stimulation into our lives. There will be space to feedback our
progress within a supportive group.   As a well experienced teacher Wim
emphasises ‘working at ones’ own pace;’ we always need to tune into our
experience and act from there, rather than push our bodies in an ego-based way,
a principle I have repeated emphasised in my sessions here. If we do have any
kind of challenging health condition we will need to be careful to honour this –
definitely check out any doubts you may have with your doctor first, but there
will always be a way – however minimal – that we can dip our toe into Wim’s
method, and thus derive benefit from it. It may be that we need to get hot, as
well as cold! It will depend on what our body needs at any one time!   Download
the ‘Super Stimulation Week worksheet’ mentioned towards the end of the video
here: https://bit.ly/3fSSKTj   Watch the documentary: ‘The Superhuman World of
Wim Hof: The Iceman’ here: https://bit.ly/3hEpaAg   Day 2   Day 3       Wim Hof
image courtesy of djandywdotcom at...

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Jun16
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THE KONDRATIEV CYCLE AND WORLD WAR THREE

Posted by Mahabodhi on Jun 16, 2024

The Kondratiev cycle and World War Three

David Murrin on the Kondratiev cycle, physics, Buddhism and World War Three In
today’s episode Buddhist podcaster Mahabodhi interviews David Murrin global
forecaster, investment advisor and author. In 2010 David published Breaking the
Code of History, building on the work of the Russian economist Nikolai
Kondratiev.       Kondratiev noticed how capitalist economies experienced
long-term economic cycles in agricultural commodity and copper prices, lasting
about 40 to 60 years, later termed Kondratiev or long waves. Such cycles,
indicated by periods of evolution and self-correction, were brought about by
technological innovation that results in a long period of prosperity. Economists
have identified the following Kondratiev Waves since the 18th century.   1. The
first resulted from the invention of the steam engine and ran from 1780 to 1830.
2. The second cycle arose because of the steel industry and the spread of
railroads and ran from 1830 to 1880. 3. The third cycle resulted from
electrification and innovation in the chemical industry and ran from 1880 to
1930. 4. The fourth cycle was fueled by autos and petrochemicals and lasted from
1930 to 1970. 5. The fifth cycle was based on information technology and began
in 1970 and ran through the present, though some economists believe we are at
the start of a sixth wave that will be driven by biotechnology and healthcare.  
Kondratiev’s views were anathema to Josef Stalin, because they suggested that
capitalist nations were not on an inevitable path to destruction; he ended up
in...

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May22
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HEIDEGGER AND BOREDOM

Posted by Mahabodhi on May 22, 2023

Heidegger and boredom

                           Watch on YouTube here....

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Nov30
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MANCHESTER BUDDHIST CENTRE SANGHA DAY SHRINE 2021

Posted by Mahabodhi on Nov 30, 2021

Manchester Buddhist Centre Sangha Day shrine 2021

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