http://www.swadharma.org/2008/12/27/taking-a-walk/ The voice of Dharma Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:48:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.swadharma.org/2008/12/27/taking-a-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-176 aneesh Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:41:11 +0000 http://www.harvarddharma.org/wp/wordpress/?p=430#comment-176 There is another great way to take the mind for a walk: sleeping!  When you sleep, you have to let go of your worries for a while, and you will be refreshed when you come back to your problems.  I once went to sleep over an interesting math result I was trying to prove, and woke up with new insights on how to prove it. There is another great way to take the mind for a walk: sleeping!  When you sleep, you have to let go of your worries for a while, and you will be refreshed when you come back to your problems.  I once went to sleep over an interesting math result I was trying to prove, and woke up with new insights on how to prove it.

]]> http://www.swadharma.org/2008/12/27/taking-a-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Priya Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:20:53 +0000 http://www.harvarddharma.org/wp/wordpress/?p=430#comment-27 Saketh, I have scientific evidence to back up your experience! The other day in the Science Magazine, I read about a recent study on the effect of nature verses urban life; psychologists found that after a walk in nature, people are more efficient in solving problems than after a walk in the city. This was great news to me, because I believe I'm far to restless to meditate (and I'm sure I'm not alone). So it's pleasing to know - from the study and Saketh's experience - that a walk through a park can be a decent substitute for meditation. Saketh, I have scientific evidence to back up your experience! The other day in the Science Magazine, I read about a recent study on the effect of nature verses urban life; psychologists found that after a walk in nature, people are more efficient in solving problems than after a walk in the city. This was great news to me, because I believe I’m far to restless to meditate (and I’m sure I’m not alone). So it’s pleasing to know – from the study and Saketh’s experience – that a walk through a park can be a decent substitute for meditation.

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