The Greatest Olympian (comedy)

Wisdom QuarterlyNot -- McKayla Maroney, Team USA, women's gymnastics -- impressed (ANI/Daily Mail) LONDON, England - It has to be said, by the tabulation of Wisdom Quarterly's resident statisticians, that the greatest Olympian is... Usain Bolt, the "world's fastest man," of Jamaica. Of course, much has to be said for photogenic-up-and coming superstars Gabby "the Flying Squirrel" Douglas, Allyson Felix, China's surprising stars, India's newest heroes, and the winningest Michael "How Much More Gold...

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Alternative to meditation (video)

Jeff Foster, Lifewithoutacentre.com The easy alternative may seem harder than standard "meditation" if we are unable to let go.   Beginner's mind (De lioncourt/flickr.com)(LWC) There is an alternative perspective on approaching "meditation." It is somewhat paradoxical intellectually but makes perfect sense in practice when it is/seems effortless.    It is akin to the jhanic Theravada approach or Zen's "just sitting" (zazen), known by other names in various Buddhist lineages...

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