{"id":3621,"date":"2013-04-15T19:24:13","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T19:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faisalhoque.com\/?p=3621"},"modified":"2013-04-15T19:24:13","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T19:24:13","slug":"nurturing-a-flexible-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.frameroinfotech.com\/fh\/nurturing-a-flexible-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurturing a Flexible Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s.huffpost.com\/images\/v\/logos\/v4\/homepage.gif?v9\" alt=\"The Huffington Post\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><em>The BLOG : Featuring fresh takes and real-time analysis from HuffPost\u2019s signature lineup of contributors<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Nurturing a Flexible Mind<\/h1>\n<p>April 15, 2013 |\u00a0 by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/faisal-hoque\" rel=\"author\">Faisal Hoque<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along with the billions around the globe, I suffer from the daily grind of life, the challenges of leading others, and coping with a constantly changing world. My affinity with mindful living is not grounded in any kind of scientific research &#8212; rather from my roots in Eastern philosophy and constant self-analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Several decades ago, the term &#8220;mindfulness&#8221; used to imply Eastern mysticism related to the spiritual journey of a person, originated by Gautama Buddha. Buddhists believe that being &#8220;well, happy, and peaceful&#8221; comes from practicing &#8220;mindful&#8221; living. Today, from self-help gurus to business leaders, and scientists to politicians, many talk about &#8220;mindfulness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On a wintry New England day, I walked into a small yoga studio in Stamford, Conn. I was privy to a special meditation session on mindfulness led by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhantewimala.com\/about.asp?topic=2546\" target=\"_hplink\" rel=\"noopener\">Bhante Wimala<\/a>, a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk. Bhante was sitting with his legs crossed into the lotus position and perched slightly above us on an elevated seating area. It felt like I was in the presence of Siddhartha Gautama &#8212; the Buddha &#8212; himself. \u00a0Read the full article\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/faisal-hoque\/mindfulness-benefits_b_3029697.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HuffPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was struck by how much these deep introspections correspond so much to the questions we have about career and business and about daily lives &#8212; the endless asking of what is the point, who am I, and what am I here to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nurturing a Flexible Mind - 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