Jacqueline Kramer, author of Buddha Mom-the Path of Mindful Mothering and 10 Spiritual Practices for Busy parents, has been studying and practicing Buddhism for over 30 years in the
This week I thought I would discuss some aspects of karma and touch upon a common misconception about the relationship between karma and the physical world. This is particularly
In some of my past articles, I outlined some ways in which those of us who have a phobia of death may begin to contemplate
Many believe that happiness is elusive. We have a habit of running towards it, of believing happiness is only in the future. But all the
A few weeks ago, a fellow classmate concluded that if everything is empty, then words themselves are empty; so why even talk about it? This
I have just returned from a silent meditation retreat in the north of England at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey. It was fantastic to get away
A religion is an entire package of learning, inner cultivation and purification, but I feel that there is always something at the centre of an
The holiday season always enjoys an air of quietude or tranquillity about it. I think it is culturally and socially created. If Christmas decorations can
