Find Inner Peace and Relaxation with Calm Minds Meditation
2021 marks the 21st anniversary of the Wildmind website. To celebrate, we’re offering two albums of guided meditation MP3s for free. We hope you enjoy these meditations! If you find ... Read MoreRead More
When Suvarnaprabha started teaching prisoners to meditate, she found that they were often very open to change. There are specific procedures involved when entering prisons, mostly for security reasons, but ... 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, specifically the Vitakkasanthana Sutta. This ... Read MoreRead More
How many emails do you write each day? I just counted and yesterday it was 64! Most of them are business emails that jump right into the message without any ... 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
There’s a fascinating article in The Atlantic discussing the theory that our sense of self isn’t just one single entity but rather a mix of multiple selves. Paul Bloom, a ... Read MoreRead More
One of the Buddha’s main teachings is the Four Noble Truths. These truths state that 1) suffering is an inevitable part of life, 2) it occurs because we cling to ... Read MoreRead More
There’s an old story about a young man who wants to learn how to be an expert swordsman. He travels a long way to find a famous teacher who lives ... 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
Every year, around this time, many of us decide to make New Year’s resolutions to meditate daily. I’ve been in that spot too. Usually, my efforts were pretty weak, and ... Read MoreRead More
In a series of six posts, I explain how teachings from early Buddhist scriptures can help us break the addiction to social media. These teachings come from the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, ... Read MoreRead More
Buddhism is known for its numerous 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, ... Read MoreRead More
Discover the variety of meditation techniques that can make meditation easier and more enjoyable. Explore visualization, chanting, counting, yoga nidra, and more. Find the approach that resonates with you! ... 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
An elderly friend once told me, “Aging isn’t for the faint-hearted.” She was mostly referring to the physical challenges like aches, pains, and the difficulty in doing things that used ... 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
When you meditate, you often try to focus your mind on your breathing, cultivating kindness, or another meditation object. However, you frequently find yourself distracted by random thoughts. These thoughts ... Read MoreRead More
In a series of six posts, I’ve explained how we can break free from our addiction to social media using teachings from the early Buddhist scriptures. These teachings are found ... Read MoreRead More
I’ve written a series of six posts explaining how we can break free from our social media addiction using teachings from early Buddhist scriptures. These teachings come from the Vitakkasanthana ... Read MoreRead More
Being human involves an ability called “theory of mind,” which allows us to understand others’ mental states—like beliefs, intentions, desires, plans, and knowledge. For instance, you consider someone’s feelings when ... Read MoreRead More