Honest, loving communication is the key to healthy relationships. Sister Chan Khong offers a four-part practice for skillfully sharing our thoughts and feelings with each other.
Waking Up Alone
Everything changes; nothing lasts. In matters of the heart, this can be hard. Karen Maezen Miller on what to do after the love story ends.
Start With What’s Easy to Love
Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm shares his personal approach to loving-kindness meditation, also known as metta.
Samsara and “The Bachelor”
In the November issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, eight practitioners discuss the Buddhist themes in their favorite TV shows. Just like samsara, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong notes, The Bachelor runs on delusion.
How Sad Is Your Love?
The conventional definitions of “love” and “compassion” are quite limited, says Buddhist scholar Mu Soeng.
I Couldn’t Trust My Parents’ Love
Lauren Casalino on how to get over the effects of insecure attachment.
Farts, Frantz Fanon, and Rainbow Boogers
Breeze Harper on the precarious balance of work and motherhood.
Sharon Salzberg: Love Is Not Weakness
There is a misconception, says Buddhist teacher Sharon Salzberg, that developing a more loving heart will make us weak.
How the Three Jewels Healed My Heart After Abuse
In the midst of an abusive relationship, Buddhist practitioner Ray Buckner says the three jewels were painfully absent from their life.
bell hooks and John Perry Barlow talk “prana in cyberspace”
A 1995 conversation between digital activist and lyricist John Perry Barlow — who died on February 7, 2018 — and social theorist bell hooks.