Week of December 25 to December 31 , 2011


Temple Events 


SUNDAY: 10:30 AM Meditation and Dharma Service 

... followed by brunch
           
MONDAY: 6 PM Beginner's Introduction to Meditation. 
Please register at sangha@lotustemple.us or by calling the temple phone number.

TUESDAY: 5:15 PM Meditation & Buddha Book Worm (Reading Group)

WEDNESDAY: (no event this week)

THURSDAY:  7:30 PM Meditation in Motion T'ai Chi.  
Please register at www.taichiyian.com

SATURDAY: 8:00 PM Shikuhaku. Meditation. New Year's Eve Bell Ringing & Party. Please register at sangha@lotustyemple.us

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Important Announcements & News

New Years Eve

You are hereby invited to our New Year’s Eve Shikuhaku celebration and party on Saturday, December 31, 2011 . We begin at 8 p.m. with shorter meditation periods, interspersed with special walking meditation, light dharma talks, Zen stories. For this event, we use Eastern Standard Time zone and ring the temple bell 107 times right before midnight (11 PM) and one time on New Year’s Day itself, just past midnight. Then, we immediately join in a party with seasonal foods and beverages, pot-luck style. Bring a friend!
Please register via email: sangha@lotustemple.us or by calling (402) 430-4431. R.S.V.P. by December 28, 2011

Announcements by Sangha Members

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Sports bike 

Go to http://lincoln.craigslist.org/bik/2629245897.html 


 
Article

Role of meditation on alleviation of oxidative stress and improvement of antioxidant system
Feb. 10, 2011 by
J Med Assoc Thai. 2010 Nov; 93 Suppl 6:S242-54.
Mahagita C.
Department of Physiology, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand. chitrawina@yahoo.com
According to MEDLINE/Pubmed search to December 2009, the modulation effects of meditation on oxidative stress have been increasingly investigated for acute, short and long-term effects. Both invasive and noninvasive measurements have been utilized. Long-term transcendental and Zen meditators have been showed to diminish oxidative stress seen by a reduction of lipid peroxidation and biophoton emission. Glutathione level and activity of antioxidant enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase) have been facilitated in Yoga and Sudarshan Kriya practitioners. One year of Tai Chi training has been reported to promote superoxide dismutase activity and lessen lipid peroxidation. Performing diaphragmatic breathing after exhaustive exercise has attenuated oxidative stress faster than control. These data suggest possible roles of meditation and meditation-based techniques on the decrease of oxidative stress which may assist to prevent and/or alleviate deterioration of related diseases. However, further research needs to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms which remain challenge to accomplish.