My favorite meditation practice from the Buddhist tradition is also one of the least well-known. It’s a reflection on the interconnected nature of our being, and it’s called the Six Element Practice. It’s my favorite for a number of reasons. For one thing, it’s…

There’s an unfortunate tendency these days to see mindfulness as being the only quality we need to develop in meditation, and that everything else follows automatically. But that’s not how practice works, or how it’s traditionally been taught. Just the other week I had…

Jack Kornfield, in Buddha’s Little Instruction Book, says, “The trouble is, you think you have time.” In other words, we put off important things, assuming that we can do them later. But there may not be any “later.” Life is short; make good use…

Someone wrote to me recently about realizing that she has an underlying feeling of anxiety around the solar plexus that’s there much of the time. I have that too. It’s not always there, but it is a lot of the time. It doesn’t ruin…

I invite you to join a new format of course that I pioneered a few weeks ago. It’s a different kind of meditation course with a new format. It’s called Sitting With Bodhi. The second series starts tomorrow, and the focus is on lovingkindness…

Recently I’ve been reading The Buddha Before Buddhism, by Gil Fronsdal, which is a translation of what is believed to be one of the oldest Buddhist teachings. It’s had a powerful effect on the way I practice. It’s interesting how simple this text is….