spiritual friendship

Twenty-five years of Wildmind

Today, the 11th day of November, 2025, is Wildmind's 25th birthday! It's the 25th anniversary of the first day that…

November 11, 2025

10+ Genuine Buddha quotes on friendship

Recently I did a search on Google for "Buddha quotes on friendship," and was shocked to find that the top…

August 9, 2021

“We forget our faults easily when they are known only to ourselves.” Francois de la Rochefoucauld

Just as we can't see what we look like unless we encounter a mirror, often we don't know what we're…

November 22, 2017

Bringing accountability to your practice

I'm just getting over a bad habit relating to meditation that's plagued me for over thirty years. It was reading…

April 16, 2014

How to make enemies

I've been making a lot of enemies lately. People I don't even know. A guy passes me on the street…

September 4, 2013

Why I observed Ramadan as an aspiring Muslim/Buddhist Jew

GOOD: I recently spent two months living in Ibri, Oman, learning Arabic. I was there as part of the Critical…

August 17, 2013

Hugging strangers

There's a frightfully corny saying that you'll find on postcards and posters for sale all over Ireland: There are no…

July 10, 2013

Meditation is not enough

Meditation is a cool means of transformation, and essential as part of our practice, but the Buddha offered much, much…

October 10, 2012

In a little park in Ghent

Yesterday i was sitting in a little park in Ghent together with a friend talking about....friendship. The sun was shining…

September 8, 2012

Auntie Suvanna: Seeking love in the wrong place

What do you do when your heart says "yes" to someone who's determined to break it? Auntie Suvanna's wisdom and…

July 17, 2010