Ezra Bayda shares five simple questions to help us cut though confusion of emotional distress turns our mind into a muddle.
Nothing Is Wasted
If you use your difficulties to create art, says Ruth Ozeki, it will give them meaning.
Heal in Community
Come together with others, says Arisika Razak, to grieve, heal, and fight for a better world.
Everybody Loves Something
According to Pema Chödrön, love and compassion are like the weak spots in the walls of ego.
Discover the Healing Power in Your Heart
We can use this time of fear and insecurity, says famed Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön, to connect with the natural warmth of our heart. It has the power to heal ourselves and others.
Rest in Your Buddhanature
Your true nature is like the sky, says Mingyur Rinpoche, its love and wisdom unaffected by the clouds of life. You can access it with this awareness meditation.
Stream of Tears
Grief offers a unique opportunity, says bereaved mother Cecilia Mitra, but only if we’re not afraid to discover its primal source.
Why Did Six Asian Women Have to Die in Order to be Seen?
Butterfly (Tony Pham) offers a call to responsibility in memory of the six Asian women shot and killed near Atlanta on March 16.
The Intimacy of Covid
Zen priest and hospital chaplain Tenku Ruff shares an intimate bond of uncertainty with Covid patients. She knows what they’re going through — because she’d had it herself. Dizang asked Fayan, “Where are you going?” Fayan said, “Around on pilgrimage.” Dizang said, “What is the purpose of pilgrimage?” Fayan said, “I don’t know.” Dizang said, […]
Let Your Heart Break
Kimberly Brown offers a practice for when the weight of the world leaves you angry and overwhelmed.