How to Practice Wise Intention

Regularly remind yourself of your intentions, advises Sylvia Boorstein. It’s the key to keeping your life on target.

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A New Year’s Blessing

Karen Maezen Miller gives her New Years well wishes.

A Sacred Place

Photographer Chris Rainier has spent decades seeking out spiritual landscapes and religious sites on all seven continents. He’s come to understand what sacred really means.

Have a Very Buddhist Christmas

Joy, giving, family, and peace—people of all faiths can celebrate these values of the holiday season. Eight Buddhists offer their take on yuletide dharma.

The Evolutionary Journey of Mothering

Judy Yushin Nakatomi reflects on the evolutionary ride of caring and learning, and protecting that is mothering.

How Self-Compassion Can Help Us Survive the Holidays

If you're spending the holidays with family this year, Jeremy Mohler has some advice for staying present when old wounds pop up.

Breaking Free from Addiction

The dharma can help people wake up to the truth of their substance abuse and find a way to get—and stay—sober. We present four true stories of recovery.

El camino sin fondo

Santiago Santai Jiménez reflexiona sobre cómo al aceptar la impermanencia nos abrimos a una percepción directa de la realidad, nos ayuda a experimentar la riqueza en la vida diaria.

The Groundless Path

Santiago Santai Jiménez reflects on how embracing groundlessness and impermanence can help us experience richness in daily life.

Holiday Blues

Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller on enjoying the holiday you’re having, not the one you were hoping for.