virtual meditation

the peacemaker institute has been hosting a group meditation in second life, where over 800 people have attended from 25 countries. these virtual characters (and presumably their owners in the real world) gather virtually and sit together.

i guess in some sense, when you sit in the same room with other meditators. it’s really your mind that tells you there are other people in the room. so to have your mind aware of 800 people in the room with you is not that different. but i find it quite interesting that these virtual environments would become a way for people to meditate together.

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nuns in eastern tibet

tsoknyi rinpoche’s sangha posted a very interesting trip to eastern tibet and a visit to the nuns there in his lineage. worth watching, especially the interviews with women hermits who live in the caves over the monasteries. they talk about the effect of meditation on their mind, if you listen closely.

meditation in prison

alabama has at least one prison with a successful meditation program, but not without some interfaith controversy and soon a documentary about it. the new york times reported about this recently.