Find Inner Peace and Relaxation with Calm Minds Meditation
Mindfulness is a big trend right now, with hundreds of studies each year exploring its health and wellbeing benefits. It’s used for managing stress, pain, addictions, and even to help ... Read MoreRead More
In late 2019, I recorded a series of talks for Tricycle magazine about how Buddhist practices can help us overcome social media and internet addiction. These talks were published online ... 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
— Today, February 15, is Parinirvana Day in the Buddhist world, marking the anniversary of the Buddha’s death or Parinirvana. It’s a time to reflect on the truths of change, ... Read MoreRead More
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Ananda, who was the Buddha’s cousin, once asked him about the benefits of living skillfully. The Buddha explained that living skillfully helps you avoid remorse, leading to joy. This joy ... Read MoreRead More
We all face conflicts with others, and sometimes these conflicts are internal, manifesting as resentment or irritation. Reducing these conflicts can greatly enhance our lives, especially when the conflicts involve ... Read MoreRead More
For the past month, I’ve been doing daily guided meditations based on a Buddhist teaching called the Honeyball Sutta. This teaching, sometimes referred to as the “Honeycake Sutta,” explains how ... 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
I’ve written a series of six posts where I explain how early Buddhist teachings can help us overcome our addiction to social media. These insights come from the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, ... Read MoreRead More
In his book “The Road Less Traveled,” the late psychiatrist M. Scott Peck starts by saying that life is difficult. He highlights that once we truly understand and accept this ... Read MoreRead More
I often compare the mind to a cat. Just like a cat tends to wander, so does the mind. But just as a cat naturally comes back home, our mind ... Read MoreRead More
Vidyamala’s online course, Mindfulness for Women, starts March 1. Breathing properly can be very helpful right away because the first thing most of us do when we experience stress or ... Read MoreRead More
I have great respect for those who can confidently say they’ve been meditating daily for 10 or 20 years without missing a single day. While I’ve been meditating for 30 ... 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
One of my favorite meditation practices from the Buddhist tradition is something called the Six Element Practice. It’s not very well-known, but it focuses on understanding the interconnected nature of ... Read MoreRead More
Every so often, a Buddhist teaching will stick with me and won’t let go. It’s often because I find myself unsatisfied with the usual interpretation. Even well-known teachings like the ... Read MoreRead More
The core teaching of Buddhism is that everything changes. This idea might seem obvious since many philosophers and religious leaders have noted it over the years. However, the Buddha didn’t ... Read MoreRead More
I woke up the other night, around 4 AM, feeling incredibly anxious. I had a dream about a city I once knew well but couldn’t navigate. The dream itself wasn’t ... Read MoreRead More