In the immediate aftermath of the US presidential election, most people I know were shocked. Since then they seem to be…
The "first foundation" of mindfulness is the body, which involves being aware of the physical sensations of the body, the…
For the past month I've been recording a series of daily guided meditations, taking as my basis the teachings in…
Recently I've been feeling, on and off, kind of crappy. A lot of the time I'm fine, but then heavy,…
I'm sure that sometimes you feel crap. The other week I was feeling particularly crappy. I have an idea what…
One of the Buddha's key teachings — arguably the key teaching — is the four noble truths, which tell us…
Someone wrote to me yesterday, saying that as she was getting into her spiritual practice, anger was starting to arise:…
It was late in the evening when my son told me he'd left his backpack in the car. That's not…
Apologies for not blogging these past three months, I've been at the home of my teacher, Sangharakshita, living in community…
The saying that “happiness is a choice” is extremely common. There’s a book by that title, as well as a…