Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores the messiness of family stories and how Buddhist practice offers a quiet path toward holding our inherited roles less tightly
How witnessing an otter’s distress triggered new insights into the psychology of compassion for the suffering of others
Margaret Meloni offers a compassionate guide to navigating grief through Buddhist wisdom and gentle reflection
Tayson DeLengocky offers a tribute of devotion and reverence for an uncommon example of lived monastic simplicity and austerity
After months in a toxic workplace, our loving-kindness practitioner finds new ground—and new lessons in how healing really happens, even when we can’t see the way
How meditating on maitri and committing to helping others can give perspective and clear the mind of self-centric overthinking
A mindfulness coach looks at the lesson of a crooked cactus and how love means accepting imperfections and our flawed nature
Our loving-kindness meditator finds new friends after stepping away from a place of conflict
Our loving-kindness practitioner adds two new catchy practices to her toolbox: #classyaf and #letthem
Kassidy Evans examines the power of generosity and how doubling down on altruism will lead to more fulfilment and self-growth
Our loving-kindness practitioner must summon all of her resources as she encounters a young woman on the edge of a bridge in London
Three essential lessons for life—with others and with ourselves—from our loving-kindness practitioner
