The other day one of my meditation students wrote, asking for some advice. She was having to downsize and move…
Recently I've been reading The Buddha Before Buddhism, by Gil Fronsdal, which is a translation of what is believed to…
On the path of life, most of us are hauling way too much weight. What’s in your own backpack? If…
Leo Babauta has a great post at Zen Habits (a site I must remember to visit more often) on Full-Screen…
In the metta sutta, the discourse on loving kindness, the Buddha teaches us how to be "skilled in goodness and…
"Happiness and How it Happens," by "The Happy Buddha" Suryacitta Malcolm Smith At first glance, the most obvious thing about…
Happiness - we all seek it and want to know the secret of it. Self-help books on happiness line the…
When we think of changing our lives for the better, we may think of a new job, a new home,…
In a time of global financial meltdown, it may be wise to consider that many of the best things in…
The words "abundance" and "spirituality" may not seem to go hand in hand but, Bodhipaksa argues, mindfulness, properly seen, is…