Beginners to meditation are often disappointed, annoyed, or despondent about many thoughts arise in meditation. They want to get rid…
One of the biggest myths about meditation is that it involves experiencing blissful or "spiritual" states of mind. It doesn't.…
It's always good to remember that life isn't easy. I don't mean to say that life is always hard in…
Montaigne's words (it's "Chacun court ailleurs et à l'advenir, d'autant que nul n'est arrivé à soy" in the original French) are…
Self-compassion is the most radically transformative practice that I’ve stumbled upon in more than 30 years of exploring Buddhism. It’s…
Everything changes all the time: our bodies, other people and the world around us. In fact, change and impermanence are…
Dr. Frank Lipman, The Epoch Times: Nearly twenty years ago, I did a workshop with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., whose first…
Barbara Casey, Ashland Daily Tidings: When I first learned the practice of mindfulness 18 years ago, the simplicity of it…
Studies have found that smiling makes people happier. Normally of course we think of things working the other way around:…
What Is Mindful Presence? Let’s unpack those two words, mindful presence. Mindfulness is simply a clear, non-judgmental awareness of your…