Mahāyāna Buddhism emphasizes compassion, and yet it portrays awakened beings who look anything but peaceful and loving. The best-known of…
Here are things I try to observe in my own communication online, especially around politics. These lessons are drawn from…
It’s hard not to get overwhelmed by what's going on in the world. Politics is polarizing, the news cycle fuels…
I am launching a major new course for 2026, on the topic of how we deal with political turmoil. Here's…
One of my students just let me know that there is a group of Buddhist monks walking from Texas to…
I've been practicing and teaching self-compassion for a long time now. My book on that topic, "This Difficult Thing of…
Today, the 11th day of November, 2025, is Wildmind's 25th birthday! It's the 25th anniversary of the first day that…
It's always an interesting day when one of your books is published. It's exciting. But you're sending your inmost thoughts…
Laurie Jacobson’s Unexpected Awakening is an absorbing and deeply moving memoir that captures the transformative power of finding one’s voice…
A few weeks ago my partner and I went to a pro-Democracy rally a couple of miles down the road.…