Buddhism is full of lists: the three trainings, the four foundations of mindfulness, the five skandhas, the eightfold path, the…
There's an old story that goes something like this. A young man wants to learn to be an expert swordsman.…
From time to time I'll hear people saying that meditation shouldn't involve effort. For example, Krishnamurti said, "All effort to…
Joe, a student in my online class, was worried that meditation would hurt his career. He works in a very…
You can’t read much about the important quality of mindfulness without learning that it involves being nonjudgmental – that it…
This photograph was taken on a recent retreat. I love the tenderness of the little bird sitting in the Buddha's…
Awake at Work: 35 Practical Buddhist Principles for Discovering Clarity and Balance in the Midst of Work's Chaos, by Michael…