


SGI and Environmental Care: Nurturing Bodhisattvas Who Will Help Save the Planet
A perspective that focuses on interconnectedness, or…

Bringing Awareness Practice from Retreat into the World
Many Buddhists spend at least part of their time practicing in a retreat setting, cultivating the qualities so needed to survive and thrive in today’s

The Science of Mindfulness and Beyond: An Interview with Prof. Richard J. Davidson, PhD
Scientific benefits of mindfulness for our…

Loving your Tick: Book Review of Mindfulness as Medicine
After she was diagnosed with Lyme disease, Sister Dang Nghiem began to experience debilitating symptoms: fatigue, neurological pain, cognitive impairment. As a trained physician, she

Tracing the Roots of Tibetan Medicine in the United States: The Extraordinary Life of Dr. Keyzom Bhutti
Aspiration and vocation on the path of a healer

Can There Be Too Much Mindfulness?
Lately, it seems that as each month goes by, another study is released touting the almost miraculous benefits of mindfulness—another hospital has started offering mindfulness-based

Home Truths: Belonging No Place, Belonging Every Place
Learning that home is a non-place we carry inside us

Pushing Ourselves Beyond the Boundaries of Comfort
I recently encountered the term “rust-out,” which, I was told, is the opposite of a burnout. It’s what happens when we stop challenging ourselves and opt for

Siri Kirin Kaur – Nourishing Home and Family with Yogic Practice
“The whole path of mindfulness is this: Whatever you are doing, be aware of it.”

The Buddhist Retirement Plan
A financial adviser once told me that most people only really begin saving for retirement in their mid-forties. It would be better to start earlier,

It All Matters: On Metta, Feelings, and Forgiveness
Hatred never ends through hatred. By non-hate alone does it end.This is an ancient truth.