Sam Littlefair learns why there are so few Buddhist apps and how — even if they're not totally necessary — they might help you on your spiritual journey. I select Stop, Breathe & Think on my [...]
10 Leading Thinkers Choose Their Favorite Buddhist Films
We asked ten actors, filmmakers, and writers to each tell us their favorite movie that has a Buddhist [...]
Two Practices for Times of Tragedy
Tibetan Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön and Zen teacher Bernie Glassman both teach three-step meditations [...]
The Dharma of Wonder Woman
Barbara O'Brien reviews Wonder Woman, and explores some of the movie's Buddhist confluence. Escaping into a movie theater for immersion in sight [...]
How do I explain my Buddhist practice to my family?
Every time I see my family, I end up hurt and frustrated because no matter what I say they believe Buddhism is a weird fringe religion. How can I make [...]
“Silicon Valley” Goes to Tibet
Two characters from Mike Judge's hit HBO comedy visit a Buddhist monastery on a trip that's less about enlightenment, more about entitlement. What [...]
These Beautiful Photos Chronicle a Search for Light and Enlightenment
David Gabriel Fischer's ongoing photo journal gives viewers a glimpse into a mind and world defined by Zen. Every day, David Gabriel Fischer [...]
The Tao of Poo
Anne Cushman on tracking as a kind of meditation. "Merely the gesture of paying attention in this way is a revelation," she says. I’ve started going [...]
Awakening in the Body
Being mindful of the body is a profound—though often overlooked—opportunity to deepen our meditation and develop our insight, says Phillip Moffitt. [...]
Compassion and Wisdom
A society based upon peace, harmony, wisdom and compassion is possible, says Venerable Khandro Rinpoche—but we must all begin with ourselves. As [...]
Looking into Laziness
Rather than feeling discouraged by laziness, we could get to know laziness profoundly. This very moment of laziness becomes our personal [...]
Facing Death, Mindfully
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana — affectionately known as "Bhante G." — had a moment of coming face-to-face with death while on a flight. Here's what he [...]
How to Work With Fear and Pain in a Moment of Crisis
Even when it feels like you're lost in the universe, Emily Horn explains, you can face the unknown with a still and calm heart-mind. As I watched [...]