We have the illusion that multitasking makes us more efficient, but it only makes us unhappy, says Sharon Salzberg.
Ask The Teachers: How do you work with doubt?
Sometimes when I teach I feel like I’m pretending to be someone I’m not because I see where I fail to live up to these precious teachings. I begin to doubt.
The Accidental Vegetarian
Going back and forth on the question of whether or not to eat meat? For a Buddhist practitioner, vegetarianism is something to chew on.
Ask the Teachers: When Do I Know Enough?
Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Jyoshin Clay, and Kwan Haeng Sunim discuss the Zen concept of “don’t know mind.”
In the Zone: The Zen of Sports
Mystics and poets aren’t the only people who experience the transcendent. Andy Cooper on sports beyond conventional mind.
How to meditate with kids (and why it’s important)
Teaching mindfulness to kids is an “extraordinary way to help them generate esteem, cultivate calm, and deal with difficulty.”
Theravada Practice Off the Cushion
A roundtable discussion with Gil Fronsdal, Michael Liebenson Grady and Marcia Rose. Introduction by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Nonexistent But Precious
Sylvia Boorstein looks at the paradoxes and subtleties in the central Buddhist concept of no-self.
White People, It’s Time to Look in the Mirror
Ayesha Ali asks white people to examine their life and privilege—without shame but with deep curiosity about why you don’t really know or understand her.
Don’t Let Hatred Destroy Your Practice
His Holiness the Dalai Lama takes an in-depth look at how we can work with anger and hatred in our practice.