Running into Joy
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
Sometimes sitting with her sadness becomes too difficult. But Vanessa Zuisei Goddard has learned she can run with it—and through it.
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Pouring Tea
Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh shares how to transform your afternoon cup of tea into a series of mindful actions.
Four Meditations to Practice in the Wake of a Tragedy
Diana Winston
Diana Winston teaches a step-by-step meditation to practice in times of tragedy.
Take Refuge in Your Body
Cyndi Lee
A Practice for Developing Kindness Toward Yourself
Valerie Mason-John
Meditation: Be Kind to Yourself
Kristin Neff
Doing Nothing
Karen Maezen Miller
Meet Bad Habits with Loving-Kindness
Sylvia Boorstein
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Running into Joy
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
Sometimes sitting with her sadness becomes too difficult. But Vanessa Zuisei Goddard has learned she can run with it—and through it.
The Alchemy of Mindfulness
Tara Bennett-Goleman
Tara Bennett-Goleman describes how the transforming power of mindfulness can be applied to our painful emotional patterns.
Four Meditations to Practice in the Wake of a Tragedy
Diana Winston
Diana Winston teaches a step-by-step meditation to practice in times of tragedy.
Wherever You Are, Enlightenment Is There
Shunryu Suzuki
A talk by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi on enlightenment.
Resilience: Self-Care for Tough Times
Shauna Shapiro
Shauna Shapiro explains how to face difficult emotions, re-center, and find calm.
How to Do Metta
Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield on beginning this time-honored, heart-opening practice.
California Buddhist centers evacuated, hit by wildfires
Emily McRae
Two Buddhist centers in California have evacuated due to wildfires raging across the state.
Come Home to Yourself
Kaira Jewel Lingo
Your true home is this body. This mind. This moment. There, says Kaira Jewel Lingo, you’ll find peace and freedom.
Spiritual Free Agents: The Buddhists of Gen Z
Kevin Singer
A report on findings from Gen Z Buddhists surveyed in Springtide Research Institute’s “The State of Religion and Young People.”
Running into Joy
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
Sometimes sitting with her sadness becomes too difficult. But Vanessa Zuisei Goddard has learned she can run with it—and through it.
Follow Indigenous Leaders to Stop Line 3
Ben Connelly
Soto Zen priest Ben Connelly shares why we must listen to the call from Indigenous leaders to find ways to show up to protect our water and stop Enbridge’s proposed oil pipeline, Line 3.
Seasons of Awakening
Joan Sutherland
Joan Sutherland shares why we must learn to trust the ebbs and flows of awakening — agreeing to all of its seasons and tides.