Because of the alarming political situation in the US, which has parallels with events in other countries, I've been writing…
As human beings, we are psychologically porous. We're open to influences from outside ourselves, including others' words and actions. That's…
This is one of a series of articles where I’ve been mythbusting things people “know” about the Buddha. These myths…
One of the things that struck me as odd when I first encountered the Buddha’s teachings was the terms he…
One of the members of Wildmind's community reminded me recently of an article, "The Surprising Downsides of Empathy," that appeared…
You might think that the antidote to self-hatred is liking yourself. But is that desirable, or even possible? We all…
Compassion for yourself is fundamental, since if you don’t care how you feel and want to do something about it,…
The Buddha's cousin, Ananda, once asked him what the benefit of living skillfully was. The Buddha answered that skillful living…
Recently I've been realizing more and more that it's unhelpful to want to see yourself as a good person. That…
Just as we can't see what we look like unless we encounter a mirror, often we don't know what we're…