Mushim Patricia Ikeda says it’s not enough to help others. You have to take care of yourself too.
How to Help When Your Heart Breaks
Caring for people who are suffering is a loving, even heroic calling, but it takes a toll. Roshi Joan Halifax teaches this five-step program to care for yourself while caring for others.
5 Buddhist Practices to Help Tackle Climate Change
Willa Blythe Baker offers five meditations to help accept the truth of climate change, laying the ground for a skillful response.
The King We Need: Martin Luther King Jr., Moral Philosopher
He was more than just the “civil rights leader” he is remembered as today. Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of America’s greatest moral philosophers.
Self-Compassion Meditation
A three-step contemplation from Kristin Neff to give yourself the compassion you need (and deserve).
Love Everyone: A Guide for Spiritual Activists
Sharon Salzberg and Rev. angel Kyodo williams discuss how we can bring spirituality and politics together to build a more just and compassionate society.
Toward a Worldwide Culture of Love
The practice of love, says bell hooks, is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination.
Peace Begins With Peaceful Actions
To change the world, says Jan Willis, we need hope. And hope grows from nonviolent actions, no matter how small.
Listening Deeply for Peace
Peace will only become a reality when world leaders come to negotiations with the ability to hear the suffering at the root of all conflicts.
First Do No Harm
When the Buddha attained enlightenment, he touched the earth. If he touched it now, it would cry out in pain.