Although Buddhist meditation was originally practiced mostly by celibate monks and nuns, who were not only forbidden from having sex…
Bill Hathaway, Yale News: These findings won’t appear on any Hallmark card, but romantic love tends to activate the same…
The Practice Choose to love. Why? Many years ago, I was in a significant relationship in which the other person…
What's your preferred translation of "metta"? As a kind of postscript to our recent Urban Retreat, which was on the…
Giving — to others, to the world, to oneself — is deep in our nature as human beings. When our…
A third season of Portlandia -- a Peabody Award-winning satiric sketch comedy television series, set and filmed in (and near)…
When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out-of-hand. This was…
Gabrielle Bernstein, Metro: Let’s face it: Though romantic relationships can be wonderful, sometimes they are totally nightmarish. While there are…
As we grow up and then move through adulthood, we all have normal needs for safety, fulfillment, and love. For…
A New York Times article about the phenomenon of "Vipassana Romance" (falling in love on retreat): At that point in…