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The Natural Marriage of Alan Watts and Zen: Talking Zen Book Review
By David Jones Is ancient Zen still relevant in the modern West? How can teachers...
A Buddhist Stuck in the Wheel: Can We Be Buddhists without Leaving Home?
By J.L. Pendall I’ve championed Lay Buddhism for a long time—I’ve even...
Snapshots of Meditation: Deb Taylor
I used to roll out of bed and meditate in my room. However, in August of 2020, my boy died in his...
- Beginner Meditation
- Advanced Meditation
Snapshots of Meditation: Marcee Murray King
By Marcee Murray King Four reasons why I am meditating in my tent: I am outside of...
Meet the Mystery Monk from Instagram {Interview}
Dana Gornall A few months ago I stumbled across an Instagram account titled: @sitzazen. It...
Just an Ordinary Jane Looking for a Little Zen, The Yoga Slut
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Grief Emerging (Because You Can’t Keep Your Head in the Sand)
By Dana Gornall Nostalgia: 1. a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for...
Living the Dharma: Stories of Everyday Life
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Stand-up, Slaps, and Suffering: What’s Wrong Got to Do with It?
By Kellie Schorr As a teen in the early 80’s in El Paso, I loved to go to restaurant named...
The Renegade Buddhist
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Perspective and Morality: Sometimes It’s all Relative
By J.L. Pendall Pat and Jan step into the freezing night. It’s literally freezing, 32...
A Mindful Berean
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The Natural Marriage of Alan Watts and Zen: Talking Zen Book Review
By David Jones Is ancient Zen still relevant in the modern West? How can teachers...
Cultivating Peace Under Lock and Key
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Radical Empathy: Healing Trauma and the Frightened Squirrel
By Acharya Samaneti What do we need to be able to heal? To be able to work through our...
Exploring the Suttas: A Path to Happiness
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What if We Put Down Our Phones and Look Around
By Richard Daley Various wisdom traditions throughout time have laid down many paths for...
The American Buddhist
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My Bodhisattva Vow: I’ll Do My Best to Stop Your Suffering
By Sensei Alex Kakuyo In a couple of weeks, I’ll have my one-year anniversary of...
The Compassionate Obeserver
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The Lessons of the Luna, the Bubble and the Universe
By Indira Grace When I close my eyes, I can see the dance of the universe. I see the energy...
Abiding Time with Dude Lee
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Ho-Ho-Hold On A Minute: Coping With Buzzkilling Relatives
By Lee Glazier My relatives are crazy, so I always bring an extra joint along to cope with...
mindFully Human
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Sacred Little Altars Everywhere: A Playful Space Because I’m not Much of a Devotional Guy
By Brent Oliver This may not come as a surprise, but I don’t care much about altars. I’m...
Awake in the City
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The Path of Aliveness {Book Review}
By Daniel Scharpenburg I had never heard of Christian Dillo when I received his new book,...
Buddha School Dropout
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Grief, Love and Loss: Practicing A Year to Live {Part 3}
By Michelleanne Bradley We are of a nature to grow old; we cannot escape old age. We are of...
- Empower Me
- News & Politics
- Interfaith
- Yoga
Our Autopilot Response and How to Bring Stillness to It
By Leo Babauta Much of our lives are lived on autopilot. We jump from one task to another,...
Celebrate the Literacy Legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh
By Parallax Press Parallax Press launches a limited-time ebook bundle to benefit charity,...
Thich Nhat Hanh Taught Me We are All Waves in the Ocean
By David Jones It was a busy work day, trying to fill requests for records from folks who...
The Self-Love Booby Trap
By Robert Butler It could be argued that self-love is the ultimate goal of all...
Podcast
LatestMark Van Buren: The Mental Fitness Trainer
What exactly is a mental fitness trainer? Author Mark Van Buren explains how he came to...
- Family & Parenting
- Relationships
- Reviews
Broken Analogies: Parenting is Terrifying
By Amy Spitzer Parenting is terrifying. It is a never ending rollercoaster of dips and...
I Will Disappoint You: An Offering of Truth
By Kellie Schorr “I’m always gonna lift you up. I’m never gonna let you down.” ...
The Natural Marriage of Alan Watts and Zen: Talking Zen Book Review
By David Jones Is ancient Zen still relevant in the modern West? How can teachers...
- Wellness
- Health and diet
- Mindful Kitchen
- Environment
This Ruined Life: Suffering Comes from the Mind
By Johnathon Lee I wasn’t quiet about my depression and confusion. I told...
Easy Vegan Cream Cheese Made from Nuts
By Marcee Murray King When I became vegan, one of the biggest challenges was having to...
What to Do with Leftover Jack-O-Lanterns? Crock Pot Curried Pumpkin Soup Hack (Keto-style and Vegan Version)
By Carmelene Melanie Siani When I was 18, all I could afford was pumpkin soup and a...
What if We Put Down Our Phones and Look Around
By Richard Daley Various wisdom traditions throughout time have laid down many paths for...
- The Faces of Meditation
Snapshots of Meditation: Deb Taylor
I used to roll out of bed and meditate in my room. However, in August of 2020, my boy died in his...
