Illustrations by Mark Alan Stamaty.Attacks ads, Internet trolls, lies and appeals to the worst in people—how do we restore the virtue of civility?
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche challenges Western Buddhists to uphold the unchangeable truths of Buddhism while letting go of its cultural trappings.
Pema Chödrön on four ways to hold our minds steady and hearts open when facing difficult people or circumstances.
Death can come at any time, so the Buddha warned us to get ready now. Knowing that helped Buddhist teacher Allan Lokos after a terrible plane crash.
Photo by Mike McCune.Not knowing the future helps Pico Iyer keep his hyperactive mind at bay. Then, whether it snows tomorrow or dawns radiant, every moment is a happy surprise.
"Yoko Mountain" by Andrew Glencross.Everyone, it seemed, liked to tell Lisa Carver what she couldn’t do: it wasn’t proper, it wasn’t art, it wasn’t done. But Zen koans and Yoko Ono—now eighty—turned all that upside down.
"Melanerpes formicivorus -Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA -female-8-2c" by -Kathy & sam. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.Sylvia Boorstein tries to reconcile her benevolent heart and her murderous thoughts about unrelenting woodpeckers.
Between movies, car racing, and salad dressing, Paul Newman was one of the world’s most recognizable celebrities. But he could still still and watch the rain fall.
"Étienne Carjat, Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, circa 1862" by Étienne CarjatAbout a Poem: Willis Barnstone analyzes French poet, Charles Baudelaire’s poem, “Our White House”.
Emily Horn teaches us how to recognize, accept, investigate, and not identify with our anger.
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