Find Inner Peace and Relaxation with Calm Minds Meditation
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
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
In a series of six posts, I’ll explain how early Buddhist teachings can help us break free from our social media addiction. The teachings come from the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, which ... Read MoreRead More
Over the past few years, a lot of research has provided us with a clearer understanding of what happens in the brain when we meditate and how these changes benefit ... Read MoreRead More
In late 2019, I recorded a series of talks for “Tricycle” magazine, discussing how tools from Buddhist traditions can help overcome social media and internet addiction. These talks were published ... Read MoreRead More
The first foundation of mindfulness is focusing on the body. This means being aware of the physical sensations, the body’s posture, and how we move. The second foundation is feelings. ... Read MoreRead More
Thank you for becoming a sponsor of Wildmind’s Community-Supported Meditation Initiative! Soon, you’ll gain access to our offerings. We manually add new subscribers, usually within 24 hours. Once you’re added, ... Read MoreRead More
Improve concentration and anchor your awareness in the present moment. By focusing on each breath, you can quiet your thoughts and cultivate a deeper sense of mindfulness and peace in ... Read MoreRead More
Over the past month, I’ve been working on a series of daily guided meditations inspired by the teachings in the Buddhist discourse called the Honeyball Sutta. This teaching, sometimes called ... Read MoreRead More
In the opening of his book “The Road Less Traveled,” the late psychiatrist M. Scott Peck states that life is difficult. This is a profound truth because once we recognize ... Read MoreRead More
I’m currently teaching an online course called “Calm In the Storm,” which focuses on finding peace during these turbulent times. Teaching it has helped me concentrate on specific practices, and ... Read MoreRead More
In a series of six posts, I discuss how we can break free from social media addiction using early Buddhist teachings. These teachings come from the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, which outlines ... Read MoreRead More
The main goal of meditation is to develop mindfulness, which essentially means observing our experiences. To truly observe, we need to be present and a bit detached from what we’re ... Read MoreRead More
There’s a lovely word in Pali, “sampiyena,” which can be translated as “by means of mutual kindness.” This idea of mutual kindness is beautifully coming to life at Wildmind, transforming ... Read MoreRead More
Back in late 2019, I recorded a series of talks for “Tricycle” magazine about how Buddhist tools can help overcome social media and internet addiction. These talks weren’t published online ... Read MoreRead More
There can be many reasons why we avoid meditating. We might not want to deal with certain feelings, or maybe we feel that we’ve failed at it before. Sometimes, we ... Read MoreRead More
I want to highlight a common misunderstanding that many people have when discussing the Buddha’s teachings on suffering. According to the four noble truths, the first truth is that suffering ... Read MoreRead More
I’m reaching out today to invite you to help transform Wildmind into a Community-Supported Meditation Initiative. We urgently need your support because our current model is no longer sustainable. In ... Read MoreRead More
We live in a time where people have extreme admiration for their preferred political leaders, believing they can do no wrong, while they also harbor intense hatred for opposing leaders, ... Read MoreRead More
We can turn almost any activity into a chance to practice mindfulness. Simple tasks like unloading the dishwasher, driving, or grocery shopping can become part of our spiritual routine. Walking, ... Read MoreRead More
We’re offering our introductory meditation course, Sit Breathe Love, for free. The course begins on May 7 and lasts for 28 days. This is part of our transition to a ... Read MoreRead More