Category: Mindfulness
My Average Life
John Tarrant looks at the websites, FMyLife, MyLifeIsG, and MyLifeIsAverage, as windows to everyday, mundane, suffering.
Now is a good time
An anonymous account from one of our readers on how a Buddhist perspective helped her through a challenging period in her life.
A Reply to Chip Brown’s “Enlightenment Therapy”
Mitra Bishop-sensei, responds to the suggestion that Zen practice discourages people from facing their emotional and psychological problems.
Meditators Better Able to Tolerate Pain
Study finds that a group of Zen meditators had a higher threshold for pain—whether meditating or not—compared with a group of non-meditators.
Admirable friend
Alexa Mergen learns that an admirable friend shines a light on the wonder of compassion and that compassion requires awareness to be received.
The Buddha and Suze Orman
There are surprising parallels between the noble truths of Buddhism and money guru Suze Orman’s advice on getting real financially.
The Mindful Society: Walking the Talk
Barry Boyce's Mindful Society column from the May 2009 issue of Lion's Roar Magazine.
The Wall Street Journal now espousing “The Dharma of Capitalism”?
Everyone's getting so spiritual now, with the economic downturn. Why? Rod Meade Sperry looks into the recent phenomenon.
Medicate or Meditate?
Four physicians and long-term meditators explain why both antidepressants can have an important role to play in treating depression.
Mindfulness, Love, and Relationships: Sylvia Boorstein’s “We Are All Wayfarers”
It's very easy to get annoyed, particularly with our loved ones. I've been married to someone for fifty-three years and in a close relationship with him for fifty-six. Sometimes that person makes a stupid remark that hurts my feelings, doesn't know he did it, and barrels right on.