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In his book “The Road Less Traveled,” psychiatrist M. Scott Peck begins by stating that life is difficult. He argues that recognizing and accepting this fact can help us move ... Read MoreRead More
In a series of six posts, I explain how we can break free from our addiction to social media using teachings from early Buddhist scriptures. These teachings are found in ... Read MoreRead More
One practice that has profoundly changed my life is self-empathy. When I first encountered the term, it was a revelation. I realized that I had never been truly empathetic toward ... Read MoreRead More
I was recently asked to share a couple of paragraphs about common frustrations for new meditators and how to overcome them. The original request was quite brief, so I decided ... Read MoreRead More
In my previous post, I mentioned I’ve been teaching meditations based on a Buddhist discourse called the Honeyball or Honeycake Sutta. This teaching helps us relax our sense of being ... Read MoreRead More
Just Sitting is a practice focused on accepting yourself completely. It involves sitting quietly and letting your thoughts flow freely without getting tangled up in them. Over time, this practice ... Read MoreRead More
In a series of six posts, I’m sharing insights from early Buddhist scriptures on how to break free from social media addiction. These teachings are found in the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, ... Read MoreRead More
I’ve broken down how the teachings from early Buddhist scriptures can help us free ourselves from social media addiction. These teachings come from the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, which outlines five ways ... Read MoreRead More
I’ve often heard Buddhists mention “the unconditioned,” and I have a lot of skepticism about this concept. To me, it makes Enlightenment seem like something distant and almost mystical. People ... Read MoreRead More
You might be familiar with community-supported agriculture, where people pay for a share of a farm’s produce, which they receive as the crops are harvested. Wildmind is adopting a similar ... Read MoreRead More
One of my favorite movie scenes features a Freudian analyst with a thick Viennese accent. He asks a man about his childhood, and the man replies that he had a ... Read MoreRead More
I really admire those people who can honestly say they’ve been meditating every day for 10 or 20 years without missing a single day. I’ve been meditating for 30 years, ... Read MoreRead More
Someone recently shared their thoughts with me about using the word “love” to translate “metta,” a Buddhist term often rendered as “lovingkindness.” I must admit, I used to translate metta ... Read MoreRead More
When I was a teenager, I read “From Primitives to Zen,” a book compiled by Mircea Eliade that brought together texts from various religious traditions. Eliade, a prominent Romanian historian ... Read MoreRead More
Anyone who has tried meditating knows that we constantly redirect our mind towards the sensations of our breath, fostering kindness, or focusing on another meditation object, only to find ourselves ... Read MoreRead More
In a series of posts, I explore how teachings from early Buddhist scriptures can help us break free from social media addiction. Specifically, I refer to the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, an ... Read MoreRead More
In 2021, we’re celebrating the 21st anniversary of the Wildmind website. To mark this special occasion, we’re offering two albums of guided meditation MP3s for free. Please enjoy these meditations! ... Read MoreRead More
Gratitude brings us happiness, rather than the other way around. Our brains are naturally inclined to focus on negative aspects of our lives, which can increase anxiety and stress. We ... Read MoreRead More
The core teaching of Buddhism, without which the other teachings wouldn’t make sense, is that things change. While this idea might seem obvious, having been acknowledged by many philosophers and ... Read MoreRead More
In a series of posts, I’ve been detailing how we can free ourselves from social media addiction using early Buddhist teachings. These insights are drawn from the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, an ... Read MoreRead More
Today is my birthday, and it feels very different from any of the previous ones I’ve had in my 63 years of life. It’s the first birthday since my mother ... Read MoreRead More