Find Inner Peace and Relaxation with Calm Minds Meditation
In this series of posts, I’m sharing insights from early Buddhist scriptures on how we can break free from our addiction to social media. The teachings are taken from the ... Read MoreRead More
In late 2019, I recorded a series of talks for “Tricycle” magazine. These discussions focused on how Buddhist tools can help us overcome social media and internet addiction. Although the ... Read MoreRead More
In a series of six posts, I explain, using teachings from early Buddhist scriptures, how we can free ourselves from our addiction to social media. These teachings are found in ... Read MoreRead More
I’m detailing how we can break free from our social media addiction using early Buddhist teachings in a series of posts. These teachings come from the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, which outlines ... Read MoreRead More
Deserted streets. Closed restaurants. Empty supermarket shelves. Alarming unemployment rates in the headlines. Supermarket announcements cautioning us to stay six feet apart. The new habit of wearing masks before entering ... Read MoreRead More
A woman recently shared that she struggled to forgive a colleague who frequently dismisses her great ideas without a thought. This has been very hurtful for her, and she spent ... Read MoreRead More
Enhance concentration and self-awareness through mantra meditation. Release and quiet the mind, enter a deep state of relaxation and focus. Repeat a chosen mantra to anchor attention, improve concentration, and ... Read MoreRead More
In a series of six posts, I’m using teachings from early Buddhist scriptures to explain how we can break free from our addiction to social media. These teachings come from ... Read MoreRead More
Enhance your meditation practice with personalized mantra meditation. Tailor your mantra to your goals and intentions for increased focus and self-awareness. Start your transformative journey now. ... Read MoreRead More
Meditation involves repeatedly guiding the mind back to focusing on breathing, cultivating kindness, or some other meditation practice, even though we often get distracted by random thoughts. Strangely, our thoughts ... Read MoreRead More
Being aware of our body is a powerful tool for grounding ourselves and calming down. By focusing on physical sensations and movements, we can divert our attention from stressful, repetitive ... Read MoreRead More
I remember my first weekend retreat at Aryaloka Buddhist Center in the summer of 1993. I decided to take a break from family and work obligations to learn how to ... Read MoreRead More
I was in the middle of creating my online course, “Love Your Enemies,” when the coronavirus outbreak really started to get serious. As a result, I haven’t had much time ... Read MoreRead More
Many people struggle with being kind to themselves, even during loving-kindness meditation. Here’s a method that might make it easier. Imagine you could travel back in time and hold yourself ... Read MoreRead More
Anyone who has meditated knows that we often need to refocus our minds to the sensations of breathing, building kindness, or another meditation object, only to get distracted repeatedly by ... Read MoreRead More
Recently, I Googled “Buddha quotes on friendship” and was shocked to find that the top result was full of completely fake quotes. These were either misattributed to the Buddha or ... Read MoreRead More
Some of the biggest myths about the Buddha are so widespread that you’ll find them in nearly every book on Buddhism. The issue is that most of these books just ... Read MoreRead More
If you close your eyes and focus on your body, can you feel your heartbeat without touching your chest or checking your pulse? Can you do the same with your ... Read MoreRead More
Buddhism is packed with various lists: the three trainings, the four foundations of mindfulness, the five skandhas, the eightfold path, the twelve-fold dependent origination, the 37 limbs of awakening, and ... Read MoreRead More
In a series of six posts, I explain how teachings from early Buddhist scriptures can help us break free from social media addiction. These teachings come from the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, ... Read MoreRead More
In this series of posts, I’m using early Buddhist scriptures to explain how we can break free from our social media addiction. These teachings come from the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, an ... Read MoreRead More