Surfing The Wild Waves Part One: The RAIN Technique For Working With Emotions
by Peter Williams: This dharma essay covers how to work wisely with emotions through mindfulness practice… Probably more than anything else, emotions are the place of deepest attachment. We define our...
View ArticleBenefits Of Meditation
The benefits of meditation are vast, and in many ways unmeasurable or quantifiable. Here are just a few to get your inspiration going… Reduces Stress In the past decade, meditation as a tool for...
View ArticleHow To Settle A Crazy Mind
by Bill Scheffel: The First 5 Minutes of Meditation… When we first sit down to meditate, we cross a boundary not unlike the one from dreams to waking in the night. To meditate is to experience a...
View ArticleWhat Is The Universal Mind?
by Bill Scheffel: I once heard Tsoknyi Rinpoche comment that terms for the unconditional – such as “Buddha nature” or “unborn awareness”… need to be updated from time to time. Even if we know what they...
View ArticleA Japanese Buddhist Master Reveals 21 Rules Of Life
by Lachlan Brown: For years I struggled to find the peace I really wanted… You know the dream: Happiness Not overthinking No anxiety Physically fit And the to live every moment without being distracted...
View ArticleMaster Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh Reveals The Brutal Truth About Happiness In...
by Lachlan Brown: We’ve all asked the question, “what is happiness?” Is it a feeling? Having stable circumstances in life? Or is it something that’s deeply personal and can’t be defined? Well,...
View ArticleStand Against Suffering: A Call to Action by Buddhist Teachers
Thirteen prominent teachers explain why Buddhists need to be be politically engaged at this crucial time in the country’s history… in this statement published in Lion’s Roar magazine and co-signed by...
View ArticleThe Feminine Principle in Buddhism – by Khandro Thrinlay Chodon
Khandro Thrinlay Chodon: The feminine principle can be viewed at different levels in accordance with an individual’s understanding or perspective. Some of the ways she has been known is as ‘the wise...
View ArticleThe Buddhist Roots Of Hatha Yoga
by Matthew Gindin: Purists discourage mixing traditions, but research reveals that the origins of one of today’s most popular Indian practices aren’t so clear-cut… Much has already been written about...
View ArticleWho Is Mikao Usui And The 3 Things You Have To Know About Him
Mikao Usui was a renowned Tendai Buddhist and the founder of what we know today as “Reiki”… He was born on August 15, 1865, in the Yamagata region in Japan. His family was of Buddhist traditions and...
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