A Mindfulness Practice to Transform Anger into Love
This mindfulness practice from Thich Nhat Hanh will help you face your anger and transform it into the energies of love and understanding.
When you...
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...
When Spirituality and Diet Culture Collide
In this commentary from non-diet dietician Jenna Hollenstein, she shares why we need to stop battling our basic biology as a means to overcome...
Dasaratha Jataka – Buddhist Version Of Ramayana
Dasaratha Jataka is the name of the Buddhist version of Ramayana. It tells the story of Rama. It names Rama as Rama Pandita and...
What to Say When Someone Dies
Avoid pat expressions, says Valerie Brown. What a grieving person needs is loving presence.
Have you had that awkward, uncomfortable moment when a friend’s loved...
What “No Self” Really Means
The journey of awakening, says Buddhist teacher Gaylon Ferguson, begins by examining our usual beliefs about who we are. Because maybe we’ve got it...
Samadhi: Suicide or Sacrifice?
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, a prominent thinker of Hindu nationalism, chose to forgo food and water in his final years, viewing this act not as...
5 Different Forms of Spiritual Ascension: Which Have You Experienced?
For the first time in history, we have access to a mammoth and unprecedented amount of information.
While this freedom to learn brings countless opportunities...
Zen And Hinduism – A Comparison
Zen and Hinduism are two distinct religious and philosophical traditions that have developed independently but share some similarities and connections, especially in their exploration...
Happiness in Every Breath
When we stop feeding our cravings, says Thich Nhat Hanh, we discover that we already have everything we need to be happy.
The human mind...
