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I Want to Tell You About Coming Apart and Struggling Through Depression
Susan Moon
A moving account by Susan Moon of her journey back from depression, and how her Buddhist practice both helped and hindered her.
Ani Trime’s 10 Affirmations for a Peaceful and Open Mind
Ani Trime
The late Tibetan Buddhist nun Ani Trime developed this series of simple affirmations to teach people to plant seeds of positivity in their minds.
Six Ways to Make It Work
Susan Piver
The Joy of Self-Caring
Cyndi Lee
We Are More Powerful Than We Know
Chenxing Han
How to Be an Ecosattva
David Loy
One Day, My Child, All This Will Be Yours
John Tarrant
How to Practice Homestyle Oryoki
Gesshin Greenwood
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I Vow Not to Burn Out
Mushim Patricia Ikeda
Mushim Patricia Ikeda says it’s not enough to help others. You have to take care of yourself too.
Sleepy Mind, Monkey Mind?
Anita Feng
Anita Feng, teacher for the Blue Heron Zen Community in Seattle, helps a practitioner navigate the path between drowsiness and daydreaming.
How to Practice Shamatha Meditation
Lama Rod Owens
Shamatha meditation is the foundation of Buddhist practice. Lama Rod Owens teaches us a version from the Vajrayana tradition.
The Lamp of Zazen
Shunryu Suzuki
The point of zazen, says Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, is to live each moment in complete combustion, like a clean-burning kerosene lamp.
Patience Isn’t Passive
Constance Kassor
Constance Kassor explains why patience isn’t a passive tolerance of harm. Instead, patience requires a recognition of the deep interconnectedness of the world and an active engagement with it.
I Vow Not to Burn Out
Mushim Patricia Ikeda
Mushim Patricia Ikeda says it’s not enough to help others. You have to take care of yourself too.
Sleepy Mind, Monkey Mind?
Anita Feng
Anita Feng, teacher for the Blue Heron Zen Community in Seattle, helps a practitioner navigate the path between drowsiness and daydreaming.
How to Practice Shamatha Meditation
Lama Rod Owens
Shamatha meditation is the foundation of Buddhist practice. Lama Rod Owens teaches us a version from the Vajrayana tradition.
The Lamp of Zazen
Shunryu Suzuki
The point of zazen, says Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, is to live each moment in complete combustion, like a clean-burning kerosene lamp.
Patience Isn’t Passive
Constance Kassor
Constance Kassor explains why patience isn’t a passive tolerance of harm. Instead, patience requires a recognition of the deep interconnectedness of the world and an active engagement with it.