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Looking Honestly at the Challenges of Mindfulness Practices

Looking Honestly at the Challenges of Mindfulness Practices

While the challenges of mindfulness practices are real, research confirms that mindfulness...

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Connecting With Why You Meditate Can Fuel Your Motivation

Connecting With Why You Meditate Can Fuel Your Motivation

If meditation is feeling just one more thing on your to-do list, try this intention...

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Four Buddhist Teachings on Emptiness

Four Buddhist Teachings on Emptiness

Tracing the history and evolution of the concept of sunyata The post Four Buddhist...

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Getting Rid of the “Little I”

Getting Rid of the “Little I”

The lessons a self-proclaimed “none” learned from a Zen master at a Berkeley zendo....

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Tried and True Ground

Tried and True Ground

Where to find the courage to embrace the unknown The post Tried and True Ground...

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Lessons from Life’s Low Point

Lessons from Life’s Low Point

Using our struggles to harness compassion The post Lessons from Life’s Low Point...

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The Zen of Not Knowing

The Zen of Not Knowing

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are...

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SUPPORTING MEMBERS MV: Heart Dharani of Avalokitesvara Ekadasamukha and Om Mani Padme Hum mantra

SUPPORTING MEMBERS MV: Heart Dharani of Avalokitesvara...

In 3Gems Band's latest chant, they sing the profound Sanskrit sounds of the Ekadasamukha...

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The Cost of Chronic Stress and 6 Practical Steps to Presence

The Cost of Chronic Stress and 6 Practical Steps to Presence

“You are not your thoughts. You are the observer of your thoughts.” ~Amit Ray I...

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Why I Stopped Trying to Be Thin and Started Trying to Be Strong

Why I Stopped Trying to Be Thin and Started Trying to Be...

“The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you...