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What is the connection between Buddhism and secular mindfulness?
What is the connection between Buddhism and secular mindfulness? Some people say mindfulness is just Buddhism in another form. Is that true?
Learning That My Father Was a Sexual Predator
My father was a caring and somewhat charismatic minister turned therapist. He was also a sexual predator.
Sylvia Boorstein Reads the Buddha’s Teachings on Loving-kindness
Recorded at 2017 Lion's Roar Annual Retreat, "Boundless Love."
The Dharma of the Princess Bride
Drawing on the classic film, "The Princess Bride," Ethan Nichtern offers Buddhist teachings on how to make friends with yourself and others.
Review: “The Departure”
We review "The Departure," a documentary film directed and produced by Lana Wilson.
Why Society Needs More Love
CNN’s political commentator Van Jones and Buddhist teacher Lama Tsomo on why love lays the ground for real dialogue and change.
Meditation: Sit Down, Shut Up, and Pay Attention
A peaceful mind begins, says James Ishmael Ford, when you sit down, shut up, and pay attention.
A Zen Priest at Harvard Finds the Key to Happiness
Zen priest Robert Waldinger is the leader of the longest-running study of happiness, who's found that science and Buddhism agree on what makes us happy.
Buddhism Includes Everything — Even Comic Books
Comic artist John Porcellino tells Lauria Galbraith how Zen has inspired his comics and helped him through hard times.
How Lojong Awakens Your Heart
Pema Chödrön's new commentary on Atisha's famed mind-training slogans that use our dificulties and problems to awaken our hearts.