Thich Nhat Hanh shares gentle guidance for beginning your meditation practice.
How to Practice Shamatha Meditation
Shamatha meditation is the foundation of Buddhist practice. Lama Rod Owens teaches us a version from the Vajrayana tradition.
How to Practice Zazen
Jules Shuzen Harris teaches Zazen, the meditation practice at the heart of Zen Buddhism.
Nothing to Fix, Nowhere to Go
What reveals itself when you do nothing at all? Vanessa Zuisei Goddard on the practice of “just sitting.”
What Is Vipassana Meditation and How Do You Practice It?
Step-by-Step Instructions on how to do Vipassana Insight Meditation — the foundation of all Buddhist meditations — from the famed master Sayadaw U Pandita.
The Magic Moment
Sharon Salzberg explains how to practice basic breath meditation.
How to Practice Mindfulness Meditation
This basic mindfulness meditation from Zen teacher James Ishmael Ford offers a great practice to start your day.
Meditation: Sit Down, Shut Up, and Pay Attention
A peaceful mind begins, says James Ishmael Ford, when you sit down, shut up, and pay attention.
Basic mindfulness meditation: It doesn’t get easier than this
Basic mindfulness meditation is the foundation of awakened mind and the Buddhist meditations that cultivate it; a meditation instruction.
Zazen: Just Wake Up
Zen teacher Myoan Grace Schireson teaches Zazen, sitting meditation from the Zen tradition, a foundational Buddhist practice.