Buddhism

Is Sati-AI, the “non-human mindfulness meditation teacher,” even a real thing?

I've written about so-called Artificial Intelligence here a few times recently. I say "so-called" because these computer algorithms don't have…

June 16, 2023

What living as a Buddhist means for me

A while back I heard from a woman who seemed concerned that my life as a Buddhist must be very…

February 15, 2018

The meditation cure

Robert Wright, WSJ: A basic practice of Buddhism turns out to be one of the best ways to deal with…

August 1, 2017

Science and Buddhism agree: there is no “you” there

Lori Chandler, Big Think: Evan Thompson of the University of British Columbia has verified the Buddhist belief of anatta, or…

June 26, 2017

Meditation brought us back together, say couple who traded in corporate lives to meditate

Sarah Catherall, Stuff: They gave the impression of having it all but Sally Lewis and Greg Hopkinson were stressed and…

October 31, 2016

When does craving become addiction?

Joan Duncan Oliver, Tricycle: Only two things have I ever craved as much as life itself: drink and a man.…

September 22, 2016

The Dharma of intimate relationships

This was the first email in a Wildmind course called "The Conscious Couple." Our intimate relationships are a vital area…

August 30, 2016

The nourishment of mindfulness

Bryan Eaton, Newburyport News: About three decades ago I spent a year as a Buddhist monk in Thailand. It was…

July 25, 2016

The neuroscience of suffering – and its end

Jeff Warren, Psychology Tomorrow Magazine: It was 1972, and Gary Weber, a 29-year old materials science PhD student at Penn…

July 14, 2016

The greatest philosopher you’ve never heard of

Adam Frank, NPR: Let's be honest. When most of us talk about philosophy — the hard-core, name-dropping, theory-quoting kind —…

May 31, 2016