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How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times

by Ira Sukrungruang, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Toni Bernhard, Larry Yang, Charles R. Johnson, Karen Maezen Miller, Karen Connelly and Shinso Ito| January 19, 2020

How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times

A good society is built one citizen at a time. Here are some Buddhist-inspired ways to be a good citizen in these troubled political times.

Alone Together

by Toni Bernhard| November 4, 2019

Alone Together

How do we take the sting out of loneliness? Toni Bernhard suggests friendliness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity.

Illness and the Buddha’s Prescription

by Toni Bernhard| November 2, 2018

Illness and the Buddha’s Prescription

The Buddha knew that illness is a natural part of human life. Toni Bernhard shares how the first noble truth has helped her gracefully accept being chronically ill.

When Plans Go Awry, Eat the Blame

by Toni Bernhard| April 1, 2016

When Plans Go Awry, Eat the Blame
A bowl of ramen.Photo by Wendy.

Have your plans ever worked out exactly as you’d hoped? Toni Bernhard explains how to dance through life’s complications.

Bringing mindfulness to loneliness

by Toni Bernhard| October 8, 2015

Bringing mindfulness to loneliness
loneliness, toni berhard, lion's roar, buddhismPhoto by Chris JL.

Toni Bernhard has an mindfulness exercise for bringing compassion to feelings of loneliness.

Is Mindfulness Ethically Neutral?

by Toni Bernhard| November 15, 2013

Is Mindfulness Ethically Neutral?

Toni Bernhard discusses why she thinks Mindfulness should not be considered a passive practice.

“How to Wake Up” author Toni Bernhard on the self as “Ever-Shifting Flow”

by Toni Bernhard| October 3, 2013

“How to Wake Up” author Toni Bernhard on the self as “Ever-Shifting Flow”

Toni Bernhard sheds light on how easily we attach to ideas of ourselves, when these are really nothing more than just that: ideas.

Review: How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick

by Toni Bernhard| September 24, 2013

Review: How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick

When someone we care about is seriously ill, we often feel uncomfortable and don’t know what to do. This book gives some good advice.

“The Practice of Not-Thinking”

by Toni Bernhard| December 5, 2012

“The Practice of Not-Thinking”

Discursive thinking can be slowed down to give the mind a rest. Toni Bernhard gives five suggestions for practicing “Not-Thinking.”

“What’s Your Hindrance?” Five Obstacles to Happiness and Contentment

by Toni Bernhard| December 2, 2011

“What’s Your Hindrance?” Five Obstacles to Happiness and Contentment

A post by Toni Bernhard on the Buddha’s “five hinderances” and how we can overcome these obstacles.

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