“Being at home right here in this body,” says Blanche Hartman, “this is living a life of vow.”
The Power of Koan Practice
John Tarrant explains how the seemingly absurd little stories called koans cut through conceptual mind.
The Lama in the Lab: Neuroscience and Meditation
Photo by Jesse Orrico.Daniel Goleman reports on the dialog between science and Buddhism, especially on how neuroscientists are measuring the effects of meditation.
On Meditation
Pithy and powerful words from famed teachers such as Thich Nhat Hanh, Pema Chödrön, Suzuki Roshi, and more.
Nine Stages of Training the Mind
(Photo: Skyseeker)From a wild and busy mind to the perfection of equanimity, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche lays out the nine stages of training the mind.
In Defense of Western Medicine
At what time and place in history would you choose to be seriously ill?
All Fit One Size
The story of the Procrustean bed—making the customer fit the product—is a good way to look at how global corporations operate.
The Days I Like Best Have Meditation, Lovemaking, Eating Scones in Them
From Alice Walker’s forthcoming collection of poems, Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth.
The Great Spring
Author Natalie Goldberg moves to Minnesota in winter to search for her late teacher, Dainin Katagiri Roshi. Will she find him at the first sign of spring?
So You Want To Be a Buddhist?
Daniel Menaker gives us a humorous look at the trendiness of Buddhism.





