Category: Mindfulness
Sylvia Boorstein on the meaning of “Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There”
"Don't Just Do Something, Sit There." Rod Meade Sperry looks at the popular phrase that Sylvia Boorstein gave to us.
Shozan Jack Haubner: “The Pregnancy Test Koan”
Shozan Jack Haubner is funny, willing to be outrageous, but also tender and meaningful. See for yourself as Shozan takes on abortion.
Google’s Chade-Meng Tan on Aligning Meditation with Real Life
"For the benefits of meditation to become widely accessible, it needs to become 'real.' It needs to align with the lives of real people."
Lewis Richmond on “Brain Plasticity”
Lewis Richmond on the aging brain and how changes the brain might change our practice over time.
Love and togetherness
From monk and nun to man and wife, Michael Ciborski on the spiritual journey he has taken with his wife, and their small but growing sangha.
Barry Boyce’s The Mindful Society: The Contemplative Curriculum
We’re at the beginning of the development of a major new academic field, says Professor Harold Roth about Contemplative Studies.
Should Buddhists play the lottery?
Daniel Chan, of the Australian Chinese Buddhist Society, thinks so, and he's planning to for this week's record $90 million Oz Lotto draw.
My Father’s Wisdom: A Father’s Day Reflection
Peter Bregman reflects on the great advice his father has passed on to him over the years.
In conversation: Lama Tsultrim Allione, Sarah Powers, and Shiva Rea
Sarah Powers, Shiva Rea, and Tsultrim Allione in conversation about the interface between yoga and Buddhism in America.
My Average Life
John Tarrant looks at the websites, FMyLife, MyLifeIsG, and MyLifeIsAverage, as windows to everyday, mundane, suffering.
Now is a good time
An anonymous account from one of our readers on how a Buddhist perspective helped her through a challenging period in her life.
A Reply to Chip Brown’s “Enlightenment Therapy”
Mitra Bishop-sensei, responds to the suggestion that Zen practice discourages people from facing their emotional and psychological problems.
Meditators Better Able to Tolerate Pain
Study finds that a group of Zen meditators had a higher threshold for pain—whether meditating or not—compared with a group of non-meditators.
Admirable friend
Alexa Mergen learns that an admirable friend shines a light on the wonder of compassion and that compassion requires awareness to be received.
The Buddha and Suze Orman
There are surprising parallels between the noble truths of Buddhism and money guru Suze Orman’s advice on getting real financially.
The Mindful Society: Walking the Talk
Barry Boyce's Mindful Society column from the May 2009 issue of Lion's Roar Magazine.
The Wall Street Journal now espousing “The Dharma of Capitalism”?
Everyone's getting so spiritual now, with the economic downturn. Why? Rod Meade Sperry looks into the recent phenomenon.
Medicate or Meditate?
Four physicians and long-term meditators explain why both antidepressants can have an important role to play in treating depression.
Mindfulness, Love, and Relationships: Sylvia Boorstein’s “We Are All Wayfarers”
It's very easy to get annoyed, particularly with our loved ones. I've been married to someone for fifty-three years and in a close relationship with him for fifty-six. Sometimes that person makes a stupid remark that hurts my feelings, doesn't know he did it, and barrels right on.
Anxiety Soup
For times troubled with everything from Wall Street to very inconvenient truths, Alice Walker gives us her recipe for finding equanimity.