Thupten Jinpa teaches us two great practices to start and end every day.
What Are the Eight Worldly Concerns?
The eight worldly concerns classify the attachments and aversions that yoke us to samsara—the four hopes and four fears, which we cycle through endlessly.
How to Talk It Out
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.
How to Practice Metta with Children
You’re never too young to practice loving-kindness. Gail Silver on how to teach metta to your kids.
Why I Didn’t Attempt Suicide
Zen teacher Brad Warner on the time he considered suicide—and the different kind of death he chose.
Matthieu Ricard’s Journey to Compassion
Scientist, monk, best-selling author, humanitarian—how Matthieu Ricard discovered that caring for others is the only answer.
How to Drop Into Your Body & Feelings
A short drop-in practice from Tsokyni Rinpoche, who will be teaching at our Waking Up In Every Moment community retreat.
I’d like to set up an altar in my practice space. What should I include?
I’d like to set up an altar in my practice space. What should I include?
The Sex Talk
Photo by Paul I. Barskey.Artist Rima Fujita helps teach Tibetan kids the facts of life.
Let Me Know When You See the Iguana
Melissa Myozen Blacker proposes that awakening isn’t that complicated. It’s when we encounter something just as it is, without preconception.