You don’t just practice mindfulness with your mind. You practice it with your body too. Yoga teacher and Buddhist Cyndi Lee teaches us how.
How to Look at a Wall
Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller explains Bodhidharma’s famous practice of wall-gazing.
The 4 Noble Truths of Emotional Suffering
The Buddha laid out a four-step path to freedom from difficult emotions. Anyen Rinpoche says the secret is understanding why our emotions cause suffering.
Why Is Rebecca Solnit Hopeful?
Writer and activist Rebecca Solnit tells the truth about misogyny, injustice, and environmental destruction, along with the hope found in uncertainty.
Two Tricks for Would-Be Meditators
I’ve carved out time and space in my home for meditation. But, I still find it so easy to avoid it! Are there any tricks that can help?
Answering the Call to Awaken
Like the Buddha, we all get our call to wake up. It often comes when life isn’t working and we may have to go a little crazy.
What Are the Three Jewels?
Buddhists take refuge in three different expressions of awakened mind. What are they?
You Can’t Get Rid of Your Anger — And That’s OK
Denying anger or giving in to it only makes things worse. The middle way, says Josh Korda, is to live with your difficult emotions skillfully.
To the Next Generation of Artists
In this impassioned open letter, jazz giants (and Buddhists) Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter point the way to a more artful, peaceful world.
How Do I Deal With Painful Thoughts of Revenge?
You needn’t give harbor to thoughts of ill will, says Lewis Richmond, no matter how justified they seem to be.