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
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
Photo by Chris JL.Toni Bernhard has an mindfulness exercise for bringing compassion to feelings of loneliness.
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”
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
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”
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
A post by Toni Bernhard on the Buddha’s “five hinderances” and how we can overcome these obstacles.
What Is Karma and Why Should it Matter to You?
Karma is essential to Buddhist psychology, says Toni Bernhard, because karma molds our character.
Dukkha Explained
Toni Bernhard discusses suffering as it is understood in Buddhism. She introduces three kinds of dukkha and then a helpful practice for working with these.