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The Middle Way of Stress

by Judy Lief| September 16, 2022

Life is stressful. Although some people claim that contemporary life is especially stressful, I am skeptical whether that is so. Living beings have always had to struggle for food, for shelter, and for safety. They have always had the stress of finding a mate and reproducing. The world is no Garden of Eden.

Let It Slide

by Diana Winston| June 25, 2021

Tens of times a day, Diana Winston’s two-year-old daughter helps her practice letting go.

Going Outside

by Kathleen Dean Moore| August 4, 2018

When life gets too busy, Kathleen Dean Moore remembers the childhood joy of nature. Stress, she reminds us, is the antonym of gratitude.

3 Tips for Surviving a Toxic Workplace

by Michael Carroll| June 22, 2018

Michael Carroll, author of Fearless at Work, gives step-by-step advice on how to deal with a toxic workplace.

Booooring…

by Karen Maezen Miller| August 11, 2017

Like, say, staring into space. Or counting your breaths. Or living life just as it is. Karen Maezen Miller on the virtues of boredom. The message comes with good intentions, as do most things designed to inspire, so I click on the link in my email and watch the short video. First I see a […]

Shunryu Suzuki explains how to practice zazen

by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi| March 7, 2017

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind is the seminal work by San Francisco Zen Center founder Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. In this chapter alone he explains: how to practice zazen, the difference between small and big mind, and the true nature of thoughts.