There are burdens we can’t put down, says Furyu Nancy Schroeder. That fact is the true heart of our human life.
Let It Slide
Tens of times a day, Diana Winston’s two-year-old daughter helps her practice letting go.
The Family That Meditates Together
It’s not easy, but getting your family to meditate could be the best thing you do as a parent. Gail Silver on how to interest your kids in breathing, seeing, and being.
Grandmother’s Wisdom
Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu’s grandmother taught him that it’s the human condition to be lonely. Being mindful of our loneliness connects us to all others who are feeling the same way.
Where Is My Brother?
As his brother’s mind deteriorates, Cary Groner grapples with troubling questions about the ephemerality of the self.
What Children Teach Us
Lion’s Roar magazine’s Andrea Miller appreciates the beginner’s mind of a child.
No Big Deal: On Metta & Forgiveness
When I first learned about loving-kindness or Metta practice, I thought it was a little weird.
Before He Melts Away
His son has been cancer free for six years now, but for James Hanmer the meaning of Frosty the Snowman has changed forever.
Falling in Love
Norman Fischer on sex, family, love and liberation: “The oceanic impulse toward enlightenment not only for ourselves but for all beings.”
A Mom’s Perspective on Metta
Here’s the latest piece from The Under 35 Project, by Subha Srinivasan, about finding her identity as a mother.