The three most popular meditation manuals attributed to the Buddha are the: 1 A-na-pa-na-sa-ti, 2 ...

Those who staunchly believe, “the more difficult the technique more effective it must be,” tend to disapprove of meditative slogans....

If you are frightened and feel yourself drawn toward superstition, magick, and protection there are many who could help you out, some...

My C-PTSD sucks! The ONLY beneficial thing about it (for me at least) is that allows me to treat my mind as a crash-test-dummy with which...

I am about to give you some free advice. It is about doing the right thing… don’t do it (whatever it is) for the wrong reasons: for fear...

Let us resist the efforts of fools to make of grief a pathology. For healthy mammals (like you and I) grief comes naturally: our...

In his book, “The Path to Enlightenment” the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet insists that every lama is his own sect. I shall, therefore,...

Some people have extra money. Their savings are padded, their debts are paid, and they wonder, “Should I invest?” That depends on your...

Doormats could be quite useful, they can keep the mud out of your home, and they could offer a word of welcome to your visitors. As a...

Like a dog driven by a lingering scent to gnaw on a bone, devoid of all visible particles of flesh, our mind can return to a problem...

In the Pali cannon a tale is told how members of the priestly class asked the Buddha’s permission to translate his teachings into the...

There are brave men and women who put themselves in harm’s way, so we don’t have to. And many of these military folk must run on a daily...

Recall your favorite statue depicting the Buddha sitting in meditation. Gaze upon his face; it is the epitome of serenity, is it not? Is...

There are some, who having perceived the Buddha’s teachings through the lens of rigidity, fear, controlling tendencies, elitism, and...

You’ve sat upon your meditation cushion and lit a candle before a statue of the Buddha, the patron saint (for want of a better term) of...