Category: Mindfulness
Find Your Heart in Loneliness
When we are alone, says Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, we may begin a love affair with sadness.
When Plans Go Awry, Eat the Blame
Have your plans ever worked out exactly as you’d hoped? Toni Bernhard explains how to dance through life's complications.
Wanting What’s Right
Karen Maezen Miller on trying to curb the budding consumerism of her children and their attachment to things.
The Wisdom of Aging with Grace
Norman Fischer describes the qualities of aging gracefully and how we can cultivate them.
Spirit and the Boy
Mother to one, sister to the other—Karen Connelly on three interwoven lives and the call she will always accept.
Dharma for Moms and Dads
Ty Phillips looks at the Five Precepts—the ethical code of dedicated Buddhist practitioners—and finds five powerful guidelines every parent could use.
Love Without Fear: Building Fearless Relationships
Today fear is rampant in all areas of our lives. There are many ways we seek safe harbor, a place to feel protected and cared for. Many turn to relationships for this, to experience security and comfort. Then, a paradoxical thing happens, the relationship itself becomes a cause of fear. What makes this happen?
Take Your Mind to the Gym
You have the power to change your habitual mental patterns. The key, Norman Fischer says, is to do your reps.
Restlessness, Contentment, and “Kindfulness”
The Buddhist monk known as Ajahn Brahm talks about developing a sense of contentment, and not finding fault in your meditation practice.
The Most Frequently Asked Question
Does spiritual practice mean we can never get angry? No, says Sylvia Boorstein, it’s all how you work with it.
The More You Give, the Richer You Feel
Judy Lief looks at why generosity is the starting place for virtue.
What kinds of programs can Buddhist centers offer children?
Three teachers discuss what kinds of programs centers can offer for families and children.
Americans in Paris
Though the climb was steep, the view was expansive. Rachel Neumann on being hot, hungry, thirsty, and tired, but still having a perfect day.
Can I Be Happy If My Child Is Not?
Sylvia Boorstein answers a reader’s question about how to be happy when her children are not.
Kristin Neff’s Three Steps for Self-Compassion, Illustrated
Graphic recorder Johnine Byrne created this wonderful graphic recording of Kristin Neff's three steps for self-compassion.
Bringing mindfulness to loneliness
Toni Bernhard has an mindfulness exercise for bringing compassion to feelings of loneliness.
A Story About Language
Boy, who is mere days away from his fifth birthday, begins to throw a tantrum in the library.
What does a mean animal look like?
On the first day of school, Bethany Saltzman's daughter shows mommy what it means to be a Buddhist parent.
How we see time
The way we view time can cause us to either struggle or to live lightly. Ken Jones shows us that by seeing things as they are we can be spacious.