Dr. Joel Ying, Physician-Educator-Storyteller
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Living the present moment requires mindfulness, tenacity, and courage. When we can focus (and refocus) on the here and now, we do not suffer the anxiety of the future or dwell on the past. How do we get to this state? By making peace with the past that we carry, finding meaning, and moving forward with stories that are inspiring and life enhancing.
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The Quest for Care ~ Arthur Kleinman
In The Practice of Wisdom: Five Quests, Dr. Arthur Kleinman writes a chapter on “The Quest for Care.” The book takes its origin from a long-running course at Harvard, “Quests for Wisdom: Religious, Moral, and Aesthetic Experiences and the Art of Living in Perilous Times.” Team-taught by four professors in disciplines ranging from psychiatry, social…
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Voting in the Present Moment
“I’m just going to give up,” said a friend, “I can’t figure out who anyone is.” Voting is in essence predicting the future. Past, Present, and Future are Inextricably Linked. Any estimation of the future is at most a guess, and at best an educated guess. In the face of indecision, I often do one…
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So Much Magnificence ~ Miten & Deva Premal
More than a decade ago, a friend invited me to a concert with Deva Premal and Miten. Together they sing ecstatic chants that seem to change the physical air in the room into a resonant liquid of heart-felt bliss. The couple perform ancient sacred chants from different cultures set to contemporary and meditative music. (I…
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