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Good for What Ails You

A sampling of current research on the benefits of mindfulness for body and mind.

There is a sacred dimension to growing old. In the face of aging and dying, we can call upon practice to sustain and inspire us.

Barry Boyce reports on the Holistic Life Foundation, whose programs aim to reach underprivileged kids and teach them mindfulness techniques.

Charles Johnson’s new neighbors had hardly settled in when all hell broke loose — or so it seemed.

Andrea Miller reviews "Zen Birding" by David M. White and Susan M. Guyette.

The call to action that is inspiring people around the world to campaign for a more compassionate global community.

Through the practice of meditation, we stop wasting our energy on neuroses and discover windhorse, the never-ending power of basic goodness.

Elizabeth Namgyel reviews Naomi Shihab Nye's poem: "The Art of Disappearing"

Who is more radical than the Buddha, who overthrows all the conventional ways we see ourselves and our world?

A tail, a bundle of guts, and a smear of blood—how one dead rat continues to inspire Anne Cushman's practice.