Healing the Teenager Within
Sister Ocean
5 September 2014
During the summer here at Plum Village we host a series of family retreats. For the first time this year I participated in the Teen
Perceptions and Misperceptions
Sister Ocean
8 August 2014
“Sentient beings, self and others, enemies and dear ones—all are made by thoughts. It is like seeing a rope and mistaking it for a snake.
Why Practice Mindfulness Anyway?
Sister Ocean
11 July 2014
With most things in our daily lives, it’s easy to lose sight of why we do what we do. It’s so easy to keep up a
The Best Summer Dhamma Diet
Luisa (Lulu) Cook
12 June 2014
As summer begins, many of us are planning for pleasant events such as BBQs, beach clean-ups, and special Vassa preparations with our sanghas. Others may find
Too Busy for Mindfulness
Sister Ocean
3 June 2014
There are times when life feels light and spacious, and times when life feels tight and full. Mindfulness practice is a way of life that
How Mindfulness Works: What does the Field of Science have to Offer?
Caitlin Dwyer
20 May 2014
We all know that life is suffering – but why do we suffer? And when we spend ten minutes sniffing, examining, chewing, and finally mindfully eating a
It’s all About Me…?
Sister Ocean
1 February 2014
Editor’s note: Sister Ocean is a Canadian nun ordained in the Vietnamese Zen tradition. She practices in France and blogs about mindfulness practice in daily
Countering Depression by Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
John Cannon
24 January 2014
Prof. Mark Williams is the Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. He helped in the development of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy as one alternative in
Mindfulness and enjoyment are spiritual prerogatives
buddhistdoor
31 December 2013
“Modern Japan simply was cyberpunk. The Japanese themselves knew it and delighted in it. I remember my first glimpse of Shibuya, when one of the young Tokyo journalists
Doing Metta on the Road
Sister Ocean
4 December 2013
The first time I heard of metta, the cultivation of loving-kindness taught by the Buddha, was at my first meditation retreat in Ladakh, India. It was
Being in the Moment
Quyen Ngo
3 October 2013
“Being in the moment” has become a cliché since Zen was introduced to the West in the 1950s and 1960s. It has a wide spectrum
Mindful Community of Magnolia Grove
Cathy Ziengs
2 September 2013
Did you ever think to put the words “barn-raising” and Buddhist in the same sentence together? “Barn-raising” events typically refer to North American farming communities