Category: Meditation
How to Invoke the Medicine Buddha
David Michie teaches us a healing meditation to purify karma and cultivate well-being.
My Partner Disapproves
Susan Piver answers a reader's question about meditation and relationships.
How to Meditate: The Buddhist Guide
Meditation isn't very hard. In fact: if you can breathe, you can meditate. Learn how to meditate, as taught by the Buddha, with our easy-to-follow guide.
How to Practice Loving-Kindness
Joanna Hardy teaches us the famed Buddhist practice of metta – offering love to ourselves and others.
Sleepy Mind, Monkey Mind
Anita Feng shares how to stop going back and forth between drowsiness and "monkey mind."
The Buddhist Chef will show you how to make mouth-watering, compassionate food
Andrea Miller interviews vegan chef Jean-Philippe Cyr, also known as The Buddhist Chef, about cultivating compassion for everyone — including animals.
Will I ever enjoy meditation?
Kate Lila Wheeler answers one of the most frequently asked questions about challenges on the spiritual path: Will meditation ever become enjoyable?
You Can’t Meditate Wrong
Barry Magid says Buddhist practice is like looking in a mirror — there’s no wrong way to do it. The important thing is to be yourself.
No Agenda, No Obstacles
If you’re not trying to get somewhere, says Buddhist teacher Judy Lief, nothing can stop you.
I feel a lot of pain when I meditate. What can I do?
Mushim Patricia Ikeda talks about dealing with physical pain in meditation.
Resting the Busy Mind
The way to really rest our busy minds in meditation is to let go of all thoughts about our thoughts. The more we do this, the more we discover our "enlightened potential."
Dogen’s Instructions for Zazen
Shine the light inward. Body and mind will drop away. A meditation instruction from Eihei Dogen, one of Buddhism’s greatest teachers.
Metta for Refugees
Zen priest Liên Shutt teaches a short meditation to foster compassion for beings in search of refuge.
I’ve been meditating for a long time, but I’m still a schmuck. What’s the point?
In the November 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, 14 Buddhist teachers answer the most frequently asked questions about challenges on the spiritual path. Here, Sylvia Boorstein shares the simple way Buddhist practice has changed her.
How can I work with strong emotions in meditation?
Susan Moon offers advice on working with the intense emotions that can arise in meditation, one of the most frequently asked questions about challenges on the spiritual path..
Practicing Kindness in the Inner City
City life offers many opportunities to practice kindness. Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche on how urban living can open our hearts.
How to Start a Buddhist Meditation Group
What can you do if you haven't found a nearby place to meditate? One good answer: D.I.Y. Here are 7 tips from Rod Meade Sperry to get you started.
Feel Like Jumping Off the Cushion?
As part of our #MeditationHacks series, we share what to do when you feel like jumping off the cushion.
Metta (Loving-Kindness) Meditation for Kids
You’re never too young to practice loving-kindness. Gail Silver on how to teach metta to your kids.
Can I meditate beyond the cushion?
I don’t like the formal way to meditate — sitting in a room on a cushion. Are there other ways I can get the benefits of meditation practice?