This is an extract from the introduction to my current course on Mudita, which is part of a longer series…
It's my birthday today, and it's unlike any I can remember from my now 63 years on this planet. It's…
"It's not happiness that brings us gratitude. It's gratitude that beings us happiness." Why Practice Gratitude? Gratitude is good for…
Jack Kornfield, in Buddha’s Little Instruction Book, says, “The trouble is, you think you have time.” In other words, we…
When we're first learning to meditate, one of the things we have to get used to is that the mind…
In Buddhist practice, we cultivate something called "mudita." Mudita is most commonly translated as "sympathetic joy," which can sound a…
Although I've been meditating for over 30 years, I have to confess (and have done so often) that for most…
I wasn't surprised today to learn that a new study has found a connection between gratitude and patience. After all,…
Giving — to others, to the world, to oneself — is deep in our nature as human beings. When our…
Jack Kornfield, in his lovely Buddha's Little Instruction Book, says "The trouble is, you think you have time." He doesn't…