Letting go isn’t easy yet essential for your well-being. Your relationships, both at home and at work, rely on your ability to let go. Your attachment to possessions and people is strong for a reason. Being attached means that you care; it means that you’re a human being. All of us find it incredibly hard … Read more
If you lose yourself in daydreams while meditating, if concentration is an issue, then body awareness can become a remedy for your scattered mind. You can think of it as a foundational skill that will make observing your breath or developing lovingkindness more effective. But beyond its ability to aid other types of meditation, mindfulness … Read more
Vanja Palmers was born in Vienna in 1948 as the son of an Austrian industrialist family. After studying economics in Zurich, he seemed destined for a career as a successful businessman. In 1972, after a psychedelic experience, he encountered Zen Buddhism. Of all the things he said in this video, this is what resonated with … Read more
For the past few years, I’ve been trying to become a better Buddhist. And the most challenging part of that endeavor — which I mentioned in my previous article — is upholding the Five Precepts. I’m revisiting this topic again in this article because I keep breaking some of the precepts, despite my best efforts … Read more
You don’t have to do it. You don’t have to take every thought in your head too seriously. It’s one of many gifts of meditation — a deep state of concentration and tranquility that keeps you open to life. This is what great meditation teacher Shunryu Suzuki (May 18, 1904–December 4, 1971) means when he … Read more