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Let It Slide

by Diana Winston| March 13, 2021

Let It Slide

Tens of times a day, Diana Winston’s two-year-old daughter helps her practice letting go.

The Middle Way of Stress

by Judy Lief| October 1, 2020

The Middle Way of Stress

Life is stressful. Although some people claim that contemporary life is especially stressful, I am skeptical whether that is so. Living beings have always had to struggle for food, for shelter, and for safety. They have always had the stress of finding a mate and reproducing. The world is no Garden of Eden.

Going Outside

by Kathleen Dean Moore| August 4, 2018

Going Outside

When life gets too busy, Kathleen Dean Moore remembers the childhood joy of nature. Stress, she reminds us, is the antonym of gratitude.

3 Tips for Surviving a Toxic Workplace

by Michael Carroll| June 22, 2018

3 Tips for Surviving a Toxic Workplace

Michael Carroll, author of Fearless at Work, gives step-by-step advice on how to deal with a toxic workplace.

Booooring…

by Karen Maezen Miller| August 11, 2017

Booooring…

Like, say, staring into space. Or counting your breaths. Or living life just as it is. Karen Maezen Miller on the virtues of boredom. The message comes with good intentions, as do most things designed to inspire, so I click on the link in my email and watch the short video. First I see a […]

Shunryu Suzuki explains how to practice zazen

by Shunryu Suzuki| March 7, 2017

Shunryu Suzuki explains how to practice zazen

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind is the seminal work by San Francisco Zen Center founder Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. In this chapter alone he explains: how to practice zazen, the difference between small and big mind, and the true nature of thoughts.

Playing With Buddha

by Ira Sukrungruang| September 2, 2016

Playing With Buddha

At age seven, Ira Sukrungruang believed that the Buddha was more than a bronze statue. The Buddha was his best friend.

“Mars” series author Kim Stanley Robinson on bringing science, Buddhism together

by Andrea Miller| December 9, 2015

“Mars” series author Kim Stanley Robinson on bringing science, Buddhism together

“Literature is my religion,” says Kim Stanley Robinson. “The novel is my way of making sense of things.”

For Cary Groner, writing is like a waking dream

by Andrea Miller| September 9, 2015

For Cary Groner, writing is like a waking dream

Cary Groner discovered Buddhism in high school and it immediately resonated with him.

September’s Sipress

by David Sipress| September 28, 2012

September’s Sipress

David Sipress’ Buddhist cartoon from the September 2012 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.

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