To understand how to practice mindfulness in daily life, says Gaylon Ferguson, we have to look at all eight steps of the Buddha’s noble eightfold path.
More Truth, Less Suffering
Anushka Fernandopulle on how mindfulness reduces the suffering caused by our collective sense of separation.
Why We Go for the Gun
Greg Snyder on how to reclaim the grace and humanity that our access to guns has led us to squander.
My Body, My Life
How mindfulness has helped Buddhist teacher Lama Rod Owens live as a Black queer man in America.
Exposing, Embracing, Responding & Letting Go
In the Chan Buddhist practice of mindfulness, Guo Gu explains, four steps help us realize the three marks of existence and the four noble truths.
Tips for Teaching Mindfulness to Young People
Born I Music (Ofosu Jones-Quartey) on how he brings mindfulness to life for his students.
How do I work with the reality that Buddhists don’t always practice what they preach?
How do I work with the reality that Buddhists don’t always practice what they preach? We answer your questions on Buddhism and meditation.
What Are the Four Negations?
Take any pair of opposites. Madhyamaka logic looks at four possibilities and refutes them in turn, creating four negations.
The Mindful Judge
Intentional awareness has served Gretchen Rohr well in her challenging work as a magistrate judge in Washington, D.C.
Book Reviews for September 2016
We review Orgyen Chowang’s “Our Pristine Mind,” Shinzen Young’s “The Science of Enlightenment,” a Zen poetry book, and more.