The nagging, negative voice of self-judgement, says Christina Feldman, is a powerful affliction best met with courage, kindness, and understanding.
Erring and Erring, We Walk the Unerring Path
If we use them as opportunities to work with our mind, all our mistakes, confusion, and difficulties become an unerring path of awakening.
Google Searches
Hot-shot geeks at the world’s leading information company are taking a ground-breaking course called Search Inside Yourself.
Ready, Steady, Go
Photo by Eric Lin.One of the crucial qualities of the bodhisattva warrior, says Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, is the steadiness of mind that fosters strength and confidence. We harness the energy of mind through the practice of meditation.
Love, Loss, and Anxious Times
Fear and uncertainty mark our lives as we face our personal difficulties and an increasingly troubled world. Yet in difficult times we can also discover the love and vulnerability of the human heart, and so much more. Poet and Zen teacher Norman Fischer is our guide.
Meng’s Peace Plan
Google’s Chade-Meng Tan hopes the benefits of meditation will someday be as widely accepted as the benefits of exercise.
Love’s Legacy Lost
A child of one economic crisis, he died on the eve of another. His son James Kullander reflects on the sadness of a legacy lost.
Difficult Times: Wisdom from Our Readers
Difficult Times: some brief snippets of wisdom from our readers that have helped them along through life.
The Mindful Society: Teach Our Children Well
Barry Boyce’s Mindful Society column from the September 2009 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine about educational mindfulness initiatives.
Books in Brief – September 2009
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from September 2009 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.