It was lovely to receive this photograph the other day. This is Mara, one of the people who wrote an…
First, the calamity We're on a very bad path in the US at the moment. Many of you live in…
Because of the alarming political situation in the US, which has parallels with events in other countries, I've been writing…
One of my more popular guided meditations on the Insight Timer app is meant to help people get to sleep.…
As human beings, we are psychologically porous. We're open to influences from outside ourselves, including others' words and actions. That's…
This is one of a series of articles where I’ve been mythbusting things people “know” about the Buddha. These myths…
Someone wrote to me recently and asked two questions, which boiled down to: Did the Buddha teach self-love? Is loving…
A friend of mine recently went on a trip to visit a friend and to do some sightseeing. The effects…
Many people "know" that that the Buddha "was born a Hindu." But this, like the ideas that he was a…
At the moment lot of people are suffering more than usual. They are anxious, exhausted, and overwhelmed about the awful…