Category: Advice for Difficult Times

We transform evil into good.

A teaching from Norman Fischer to help in these troubled times, as a semblance of peace seems to be returning to Boston.

Josh Korda knows he is not cured—and he never will be—but through honesty and diligence he enjoys a daily reprieve from depression and addiction.

John Tarrant discovered that not knowing is the best—and maybe the only possible—response to suffering.

Profound loss can create a sudden, uninvited wake-up call, says Lisa Wilson. When she received hers, she was gifted with new perspectives.

Dr. Friederike Boissevain on how Zen practice has taught her that being present with a mind of not knowing is sometimes the best medicine.

A student of Geshe Tenzin Wangyal is leading a unique meditation program for cancer patients at the M.D. Anderson Mays Clinic in Houston.

Susan Bauer-Wu helps us ease the physical, mental, and emotional stress of illness with a simple mindfulness practice.

Here's the latest installment in the Under 35 Project, "Heart on Fire" by Brian Otto Kimmel. It's the first post June's theme, Social Action.

John Welwood, Andrew Holecek, and Grace Schireson look at bringing together Western psychology and Buddhism to support one’s practice.

Embrace Change: leading Buddhist teachers and writers offer stories, teachings, and meditations to help us embrace the change in our lives.