Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), this is where we try to draw your attention to things that matter and the importance of our attention, why is that? Now ‘let us remember this again, ‘What we give our Attention to matters,’ as Our life’s experience would ultimately amount to whatever we had paid attention to.
Attention: is as fundamental as food; and we go blundering about, seeking ways to assuage the craving, instead of learning how to provide ourselves with what we need, sensibly and calmly. Once our attention is drawn to the mechanism of why and what we give attention to, it is as if a veil has been stripped off and we become freer in our action and choices. And that is our endavour.
This week I bring to your attention another excerpt which we have titled – Room with a View from the book titled ‘Healthy Pleasures’ by David Sobel and Robert Ornstein.
Playing to the natural strengths of mind and body, Healthy Pleasures explores the many ways to extend our lives as we enrich them, by understanding the crucial role of pleasure in our health.
Using the latest research in medicine, biology, and psychology, the authors — a renowned brain researcher and a leading expert in preventive medicine — propose a new way to manage health, with less effort and more fun.
Room with a View
Gazing at fish slowly wandering back and forth in a tank, Looking out of a window at a small stand of trees. Staring into a fire as a burning log consumes itself. Watching clouds form and reform on the canvas of a blue sky. Contemplating the surface of a tranquil lake. Watching birds nest in a tree. We have an appetite for such visual feasts.
Given a choice between viewing a natural scene rich in foliage or an urban landscape devoid of vegetation or water, we nearly always favor the nature scene. This may come as no surprise, but there is now mounting evidence that such choices may be more than simple aesthetic preferences. Flooding our brains with rich natural visual stimulation helps us recover from surgery, tolerate pain, manage stress, and attain well-being.
Excerpt from ‘Healthy Pleasures’ by David Sobel and Robert Ornstein
I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book; you can buy your copy from the following link:
Enjoy reading it with your family, friends and near and dear one’s.
Namaste!
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