Category: Meditation
Consider This Before Going on a Buddhist Retreat
Christine Skarda has been on retreat for the past twenty-five years. She offers advice on preparing for a successful Buddhist retreat.
How to Meditate with Noise
I can’t seem to escape from external noise when meditating. What should I do?
Meditation: Touching In with the Present Moment
A meditation practice to find yourself in the present moment from renowned American Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön.
See Things Clear Through
Upasika Kee Nanayon, shows us how to combine concentration and clear-seeing to penetrate the "mass of deceit" that is the mind.
I’m experiencing pain in my knees when I meditate. What do I do?
I'm experiencing a fair bit of pain in my knees when I meditate. Do I grin and bear it, meditate on it, or just move my legs?
Uncovering the meaning of mindfulness: A conversation with Joseph Goldstein
As a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, Joseph Goldstein is one of the best-known teachers of Vipassana meditation in the United States.
Being Love
Awash in the pain of betrayal and a failed marriage, Laura Munson practices Pema Chödrön’s teachings on loving-kindness. It’s hard but it helps.
Kindness to Ourselves and Others
Suffering is more than the first noble truth of Buddhism. To see our own and others' suffering is the first step on the path, the birthplace of compassion. Judy Lief offers guidance on the journey.
Molecular dance meditation reveals: you’re just atoms and energy
Harrison Blum, the Buddhist spiritual advisor at Northeastern University, has created a moving meditation on molecular energy fields.
A short meditation for fostering compassion
A meditation for fostering compassion, from Thupten Jinpa.