Dalai Lama Presides Over Global Launch of Emory’s SEE Learning Program in New Delhi
Craig C Lewis
8 April 2019
Three-day event stresses the importance of ethics in…
Overcoming Obstacles to Mindfulness Practice
Ratnadevi
31 October 2018
Introducing a new column onBringing Mindfulness…
Going to “the Place that Nobody Wants to Go:” Pema Chödrön and Moana
Seth Shugar
16 January 2018
Confronting our inner demons
Perception and Reaction – Embracing Hard Truths
Shveitta Sharma
11 August 2017
We are disturbed not by things,but by the views we take of things.Epictetus, The Encheiridion
Fearlessness and Climate Change: A Better Way to Be in a Suffering World
Heather Lyn Mann
7 July 2017
In 2007, I took a multi-year sabbatical from my career as an environmental professional and set sail on a 15,000-nautical-mile ocean voyage in a small
Accumulating Trash: How to Keep Our Minds From Becoming a Garbage Dump
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
10 March 2017
The vibrant city of Hong Kong is often depicted as a concrete jungle, with countless tiny apartments stacked high and a crazy, hectic pace of
Thelma’s Grudge: A Lesson in Compassion
Rebecca Dixon
31 October 2014
In the mid-1990s, I spent a year as a volunteer at Zen Hospice Project’s (ZHP) Guest House in downtown San Francisco, helping the four resident
Too Busy for Mindfulness
Sister Ocean
3 June 2014
There are times when life feels light and spacious, and times when life feels tight and full. Mindfulness practice is a way of life that
What do you do when you’re sad?
Sister Ocean
1 April 2014
A few days ago, an 11-year old girl asked me, “What do you do when you’re sad?” As she looked back to her father it
Forgiveness is the best way to repay karmic debt
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
17 September 2013
This last week has been deeply insightful for me. I heard from three different people about their stories of betrayal, anger, and all-consuming desire for
Losing Yourself in a Relationship
Alastair Gornall
1 September 2010
“Don’t lose yourself in this relationship” – It is a maxim that is so often used in our society, one that we may have been
Is There a Limit to Patience?
Alastair Gornall
1 July 2009
The emphasis on patience in Buddhism can often be problematic in a world full of injustice and cruelty. There are many tales in the Buddhist