Your Favorite Meditation of the Year
Tonglen meditation, or “sending and taking,” is an ancient Buddhist practice to awaken compassion. With each in-breath, we take in others’ pain. With each...
5 Stress-Reducing Herbal Teas
Stress. Just hearing that word can conjure up feelings of anxiety. Life offers many stressors simply during day-to-day events. School, work, health issues, busy...
9 Reasons You Should Never Ignore Your Gut Instinct
Have you ever felt a firm but seemingly illogical pull in your heart or your stomach towards a particular option, decision, or action? Commonly...
Discover the Joy of Doing Nothing
Zen teacher Pat Enkyo O’Hara teaches us the practice of Shikantaza. Doing nothing but sitting and breathing, we rest in flowing awareness beyond the...
How to Use Affirmations to Transform Your Life Story
The story you tell yourself about who you are and what you can do shapes your reality. Here are some powerful ways in which...
Psychologist Explains Why the Pursuit of Happiness Is Most Important
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How important is the pursuit of happiness, according to psychologists? When Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence, he and our founders insisted...
Transforming Self-Comparison
Eda Ocak reflects on how meditation practice and the Buddha’s message of no-self transformed her habit of self-comparison.
When I attended my first long meditation...
Is Self-Doubt Stopping You from Achieving Your Goals?
You have your heart set on something you really want in your life and the motivation juices are flowing. You’re feeling inspired, you’ve gathered...
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Nowadays, more and more people play casino games. Gaming is a way to have fun for some players. For others, it is a way...
I Started Meditating With My Fiancé, and I Swear It’s Making...
It was one of those mornings - our alarm didn't go off, I had a throbbing headache, the dog had an accident on the...
