“Who’s really making things difficult?” asks Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller. Here are ten ways to take care of your end.
Waking Up Alone
Everything changes; nothing lasts. In matters of the heart, this can be hard. Karen Maezen Miller on what to do after the love story ends.
Commentary: We Can Always Do Something
Karen Maezen Miller on the human courage reflected in Christine Blasey Ford.
You Too
When Karen Maezen Miller saw a steady stream of “me too”s coming across her feed, it broke down a barrier between “me” and “you.”
Is it worth sticking with a testy relationship?
Karen Maezen Miller offers her advice on taking a break from a difficult relationship, or sticking with it.
6 tips for getting ready for a meditation retreat

Karen Maezen Miller with tips on preparing for a retreat.
Booooring…
Like, say, staring into space. Or counting your breaths. Or living life just as it is. Karen Maezen Miller on the virtues of boredom. The message comes with good intentions, as do most things designed to inspire, so I click on the link in my email and watch the short video. First I see a […]
Be Sad
Karen Maezen Miller looks at the important role of sadness in life.
5 Steps to Joy
“How do we find joy amid chaos?” asks Karen Maezen Miller. It’s easy: chaos is the first step.
The First Noble Misunderstanding

There’s a lot of misunderstanding about meditation. In fact, that’s pretty much all that meditation is — the process of seeing how very much you’ve misunderstood about it and everything else.