Personal Experience of Buddhist Practice: How I Became a Mindful Bride by Georgina Lucy Howard Last year was the year I got married and I had fourteen glorious months to plan the wedding. You may think I’m being sarcastic when I describe the planning process in such a positive way, […]
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Let Me Know When You See the Iguana BY MELISSA MYOZEN BLACKER Melissa Myozen Blacker proposes that awakening isn’t that complicated. It’s when we encounter something just as it is, without preconception. You know the feeling: you’ve lost something and suddenly you realize it’s been there right in front of […]
Personal Experience of Buddhist Practice: How Mindfulness Meditation Changed My Life “It’s a way of improving almost everything, by doing almost nothing.” These words have stuck with me since my fist encounter with Lou Carcasole. This phrase seemed so inspiring, yet so questionable. It almost made everything seem too easy. […]
10 TED Talks about Mindfulness Mindfulness has entered mainstream. Its popularity and phenomenal growth can be traced back to Jon Kabat-Zinn who spearheaded the mindfulness movement. The mindfulness revolution has, to a great extent, indirectly introduced Buddhism to many people in the Western countries. TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment, […]
10 Steps to Mindfulness Meditation Mindfulness is the practice of bringing our attention to whatever is happening at the present moment, so that we are aware of where we are and what we are doing. The ability to be fully present is a basic human ability. We already have the […]
Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness (Satipatthana Sutta) i I heard these words of the Buddha one time when he was living at Kammassadhamma, a market town of the Kuru people. The Buddha addressed the bhikkhus, “O bhikkhus.” And the bhikkhus replied, “Venerable Lord.” The Buddha said, “Bhikkhus, there is […]
Transforming the Mind with Compassion and Mindfulness Jack Kornfield, a well-known meditation teacher since 1974 and a prolific best-selling author in the Vipassana Movement in American Theravada Buddhism speaks to Esther Thien on the power of compassion and mindfulness to change our lives. Esther: You have come a long way […]
10 Quotes from the Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation is one of the most successful books written by Thich Nhat Hanh. Originally written as a long letter to Brother Quang, a main staff member of the School […]
10 Quotes about Mindfulness from Jon Kabat-Zinn Jon Kabat-Zinn is one of the most influential lay Buddhists leaders in America. His presence is keenly felt in the American mindfulness movement. As a Professor of Medicine Emeritus in University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), he is the creator of 8-week Mindfulness-Based […]
10 Mini Meditation Practices from “Small Bites Mindfulness for Everyday Use” by Annabelle Zinser No time for meditation? Fret not, you can always practice mini meditation and mindfulness in only 1 minute. Do not underestimate the power of short meditation because it can instantly refresh your mind and soul, keeping […]
