Gavril Nikolaev
Buddhist nun Pema Chodron’s instructions on how to practice Tonglen meditation transformed the way I handled a job rejection the other day. “We’ll get back to you,” she said in a condescending tone. “All you have to do is wait for our decision.” I did ask her to clarify when she’d get back to … Read more
My latest smartphone report shows 16 minutes of average daily screen time. Sometimes it goes up to 30 minutes. The point is that I try to limit distractions as much as possible, but last year I took it up a notch as a part of a personal challenge. What did I do? For a few … Read more
In his seminal work titled “In the Buddha’s Words,” renowned scholar-monk Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi writes that the Buddhist way of life is open to all people, monastic or lay. He also writes that many of the Buddha’s lay followers were accomplished practitioners. But even then they could be regarded as an exception rather than a … Read more
Hey everyone, I’ve been wanting to do a meditation habit challenge for a very long time now. But up until now it has stayed an idea in my head. Today, I’ve decided to finally do it. The idea is to develop basic awareness skills before you dive into more complex meditation techniques. Most of you … Read more