Find Inner Peace and Relaxation with Calm Minds Meditation
There’s an old tale about a young man who wanted to become an expert swordsman. He traveled a long distance to find a famous teacher living in a remote mountain ... Read MoreRead More
For the past month, I’ve been recording daily guided meditations based on teachings from the Buddhist Honeyball Sutta. This discourse outlines a feedback loop that leads to our own suffering. ... Read MoreRead More
We all go through conditioning that can impact our happiness and sometimes make us miserable. This conditioning starts even before we are born. Studies show that our grandparents’ exposure to ... Read MoreRead More
One thing that has really transformed my life is practicing self-empathy. When I first heard the term, it was like a lightbulb went off because I realized I hadn’t been ... Read MoreRead More
In the tradition I follow, lovingkindness (known as metta bhavana) and mindfulness meditation are seen as equally important. However, from my observations, about a third of long-term practitioners tend to ... Read MoreRead More
Many books on Buddhism repeat common misconceptions about the Buddha. This happens because many of these books are just referencing older writings instead of presenting new research or insights. I’d ... Read MoreRead More
We all experience conditioning that impacts our happiness and can sometimes make us miserable. This conditioning begins even before birth. Studies have shown that our grandparents’ exposure to stress can ... Read MoreRead More
We live in a time where it’s common to have intense admiration for your chosen political leaders and strong disdain for the opposing ones. Many believe this extreme partisanship is ... 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
The weekend my wife told me she wanted a divorce, she took our kids to stay with a friend for a few days. They were only four and six years ... Read MoreRead More
Last night, while chatting with a friend, she brought up the importance of being mindful about our boundaries and not always saying “yes” to every request for help. This stuck ... Read MoreRead More
Over the past few years, a significant amount of research has helped us understand what happens in the brain during meditation and how it provides long-term benefits. Meditation, for instance, ... Read MoreRead More
Often, when we notice changes, it’s as if we’re shocked that the universe has kept these surprises from us. We ask, “Who is that older person staring at me from ... Read MoreRead More
When a parent shames us by unfavorably comparing us to a sibling, a boss humiliates us in front of colleagues for not meeting expectations, or a partner repeatedly complains about ... Read MoreRead More
I’ve seen many people struggle because they can’t forgive themselves. They might have hurt someone, missed an opportunity, or made a bad choice, and they endlessly beat themselves up about ... Read MoreRead More
A few weeks ago, I told some friends that I was planning to quit teaching meditation. Financially, it just wasn’t working out, especially with not enough people signing up for ... Read MoreRead More
I really admire the few people I know who have been meditating consistently for 10 or 20 years without missing a day. I’ve been meditating for 30 years, but I’ve ... Read MoreRead More
I’ve seen many people struggle because they can’t forgive themselves. Maybe they hurt someone, let someone get hurt, missed an opportunity, or made a poor choice. They end up torturing ... Read MoreRead More