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A Complicated Burden
There was nothing Sandy Boucher could have done to prevent the tragedy. This is a meditation on living with what cannot be undone.
Walking With Buddha and Christ
Paul F. Knitter reviews "Buddhist and Christian?: An Exploration of Dual Belonging", by Rose Drew.
Video: Kids say the darnedest things… about meditation
A message from kids who are participants in the programs presented by Baltimore Holistic Life Foundation. Watch it and just try not to smile.
The Wanderer
He was a bestselling author and rising star of the Buddhist world, but one day Mingyur Rinpoche just walked out and left it all behind. Andrea Miller reports on a modern lama braving the ancient path of the wandering yogi.
The Kindness Instinct
A guest post by writer and psychotherapist Jennifer Hotchner on kindness as a nurturing force for our basic goodness.
Falling in Love with “Other” Earth
A new "Earth Dharma" column by Jill S. Schneiderman, who urges us to love the earth with support from Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings.
Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan talks about “A Mindful Nation”
Via Mindful.org: It isn't every day that we hear a U.S. congressman talking about mindfulness, much less in these terms:
Video: What’s a “Yoga Gangster”?
A video snippet detailing the work of Yoga Gangsters, a non-profit which seeks to bring yoga to at-risk youth.
Vreeland photo exhibit to aid monastery reconstruction efforts
Photographer Nicholas Vreeland is donating the proceeds of his latest exhibition to help reconstruct a 14th century Tibetan monastery.
A meditation instruction by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche gives a brief instruction in Shamatha meditation.
Kamadhatu: A Modern Sutra
A reclusive Zen priest. A beautiful American academic. Illusion falls away and original mind is revealed. A short story by Charles Johnson.
Lasting Happiness
The hard part of lasting happiness, says Mingyur Rinpoche, is getting over our bad habit of seeking happiness in transient experiences.
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche remembers Arbie Thalacker
Remembrance of Arbie Thalacker by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, dharma teacher and president of the Karmapa Foundation.
Video: BBC’s mindfulness report reveals “brain boost”
Would eight weeks of the practice of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in fact reduce stress, or even chronic pain caused by Lupus?
Study: MBSR helps breast cancer survivors with depression
Study reveals that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training effectively helps breast cancer survivors cope with emotional distress.
Video: BBC reports on mindfulness meditation, happiness, and the science that may show their connection
Via David Sillito of the BBC comes this report — with more to come — featuring Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard (aka, the “happiest man in the world”) and others, exploring the connection behind mindfulness meditation and science.
“There Is No Pizza in Nibbana” — Mirka Knaster and Robert Pryor on Anagarika Munindra
An interview by Danny Fisher with the authors of Living This Life Fully, a book reviewed earlier this year in Buddhadharma.
So much for “Mad Men” — Former monk Gregory Burdulis brings mindfulness to an ad-world leader
Gregory Burdulis is a former Theravadan monk who now teaches mindfulness meditation to employees at a famous advertising agency.
What’s Your Hindrance? Five Obstacles to Happiness and Contentment
A post by Toni Bernhard on the Buddha's "five hinderances" and how we can overcome these obstacles.
Snakes on the Brain
We can control our fears—even primal fears. The key, says Jeff Greenwald, is the stories we tell ourselves, as individuals and as cultures.