Home Cooking

At New York’s Reciprocity Foundation, homeless youth receive nourishment for body and mind alike. Founder Taz Tagore explains the program’s recipe for success.

The Mindful Judge

Intentional awareness has served Gretchen Rohr well in her challenging work as a magistrate judge in Washington, D.C.

Don’t Think of the Elephant!

The yoga teacher’s instruction was not to think of anything, but what do you do when pushing thoughts away just makes them get bigger?

Illustrations by André Slob.

Put Your Compassion into Action

Philosopher Peter Singer and philanthropist Julia Wise talk with Buddhist monk and author Matthieu Ricard about why altruism leads to innumerable benefits.

Greg Snyder speaking to an audience at  Joining the Sacred and the Secular

In NYC, talking about young people and the future of Buddhism

Young people are hungry for spirituality, yet shun religion; how can Buddhists serve these seekers without compromising their sacred traditions?

Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Meditation, Shambhala Sun, Vajrayana, Buddhism, Lion's Roar

Why We Meditate

We don’t meditate to become better people or have special experiences, says Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Meditation is simply the way we relate to our already existing enlightened state.

At Ease in Body and Mind

Zen teacher Edward Espe Brown with yoga teacher Patricia Sullivan on combining Buddhist practice and yoga.

Photo of mom and dad in a frame.

Dad’s Happiness

In her widowed father’s pale, hopeful face, Ann Nichols saw that everything her mother had fallen for. Why should he be limited to a life without romance?

Ram Dass marries Trudy Goodman and Jack Kornfield.

Dharma teachers Trudy Goodman and Jack Kornfield tie the knot

Trudy Goodman and Jack Kornfield were married by Ram Dass in Maui, Hawaii this past weekend. They share how they came to be a couple.

Autism, Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhism, Holoviak, Lion's Roar, Shambhala Sun

The Daughter I Love

With the help of Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings on emptiness, Stephen Holoviak realizes that to fully know and accept his autistic daughter he must let go of his hopes and dreams for her.