meditation and compassion

Study finds being exposed to Buddhist concepts reduces prejudice and increases prosociality

Eric W. Dolan, PsyPost: Researchers from Belgium and Taiwan have found that being exposed to Buddhist concepts can lead to…

April 6, 2015

How to love: Legendary Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on mastering the art of “interbeing”

Maria Popova, Brain Pickings: “To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.” What does love mean,…

April 1, 2015

On having lovingkindness for hackers

Two days ago I got an email message from a friend, saying that Wildmind had been hacked. Uh, oh. It…

March 19, 2015

The realm of giving and generosity

The specific meaning of “dana” is giving, which is related to the quality of “caga” (in Pali), or generosity. The…

March 6, 2015

Buddha seems to bring tranquility to Oakland neighborhood

Chip Johnson, SFGate: Dan Stevenson is neither a Buddhist nor a follower of any organized religion. The 11th Avenue resident…

January 30, 2015

Let the mind take over

Ayesha Singh, The New Indian Express: When you are in the moment, any moment for that matter, are you really…

January 26, 2015

How stress kills our ability to feel compassion

Carolyn Gregoire, Huffington Post: Stress isn't just bad for our physical and mental health -- it may also inhibit our…

January 20, 2015

Managing pain with the power of the mind

Emma Tracey, BBC: Vidyamala Burch is helping people in pain through the practice of "mindfulness", the act of paying more…

January 7, 2015

You want to help the world? Meditate! Lessons from a college classroom

Dr. Fran Grace, Huffington Post: It's 20 minutes before class starts, and the students arrive early. This is no ordinary…

January 6, 2015

Step four: Being willing to step onto the path of recovery and discover freedom

In this 8 step recovery program - we speak about being willing. We use this word because if one wants…

December 1, 2014