The Traffic Light Method

Try this mindful communication technique, says Susan Gillis Chapman, when you’re experiencing stress in your relationships.

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The Tweeting, Yelping, Flickring, Foursquaring, TripAdvising Mentality

Michael A. Stusser on the dangers of a wildly overstimulated brain in our modern culture of constant media consumption.

Perfectly Imperfect

In a world of Botox and little blue pills, we could all use more wabi sabi. Because imperfection, says Roger Housden, is what makes us human.

Newark mayor Cory Booker puts his money where his mouth is — again

Newark mayor Cory Booker came to the rescue again last week, as he aided a pedestrian lying in the road unconscious after being hit by a car.

From The Under 35 Project: “The social action of letting go”

Here's the latest from The Under 35 Project, by Laura Randeles, on struggling to meet the wrong expectations.

David Rynick — “Spiraling Toward God”

David Rynick, Zen abbot, has written a new book called "This Truth Never Fails: A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons." We present an excerpt here.

Basic mindfulness meditation: It doesn’t get easier than this

Basic mindfulness meditation is the foundation of awakened mind and the Buddhist meditations that cultivate it; a meditation instruction.

David Rynick’s “Familiar Suspicion”

David Rynick, Zen abbot, has written a new book called "This Truth Never Fails: A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons." We present an excerpt here.

From the Under 35 Project: Heart on Fire

Here's the latest installment in the Under 35 Project, "Heart on Fire" by Brian Otto Kimmel. It's the first post June's theme, Social Action.

Bringing Wise Mind to “Mine-golia”

A new post from the Lion's Roar “Earth Dharma” blogger Jill S. Schneiderman about mining practices in Mongolia.

Video: Politico sits down (and breathes) with Congressman Tim Ryan

Politico.com's Patrick Gavin has sat down with Congressman Tim Ryan, to learn about the Congressman's personal mindfulness practice.

Congressman Tim Ryan to talk “A Mindful Nation” at InsightLA fundraiser, June 4

Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan will be giving a talk about how mindfulness is being used in American health care, education, and the military,

Book Briefs (Summer 2012)

Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the Summer 2012 issue of Buddhadharma.

An Ambitious and Unorthodox Pioneer

Review of "White Lama: The Life of Tantric Yogi Theos Bernard, Tibet’s Lost Emissary to the New World", by Douglas Veenhof.

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Pulling Strings

Sangye Khandro fondly remembers translating for Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, a quintessential Dzogchen master of modern times.

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Why the Wheel Turns Three Times

A buddha is someone who sees the way things really are. When we see the way things really are, we see that we are all interdependent.

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Shambhala Publications acquires Snow Lion

Shambhala Publications has announced that Tibetan Buddhist publisher Snow Lion Publications is "a part of the Shambhala Publications family."

From The Under 35 Project: How not to tell a colleague to **** off

A new piece from the Under 35 Project, in which Sarah Maynard tries to be more patient with a disagreeable coworker.

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The Power of Self-Reflection

Transforming society, says Sakyong Mipham, begins with the simple act of contemplating our basic goodness and reflecting on how we really feel about ourselves.

The Mindful Society: The Kindest Thing You Can Do

From the July 2012 issue, Barry Boyce's Mindful Society column profiles Susan Bauer-Wu, who uses mindful diagnosis in her medical practice.