All of us have the capacity to be happy. We have seeds of compassion, understanding, and love in us. We all have many good seeds of happiness and joy. Yet we also have the habit of running in us. This restless energy of dissatisfaction and struggle separates us from...
‘Dhammavicaya is a fascinating factor from the Seven Factors of Awakening that goes far beyond mere intellectual analysis. Direct Investigation and looking deeply into the three characteristics: Impermanence (anicca), Unsatisfactoriness (dukkha), and Non-self...
‘Notice how physical discomfort often rises up when thoughts begin to quiet down — an ache in the back, an itch, a dull heaviness in the body. It’s as if the mind, sensing its grip loosening, tries to reclaim attention through the body.’ Everyday Buddhism
‘May we all find the courage to let go of complexity, to embrace the simple, transformative power of the Dhamma, and to tread the path with clarity and compassion, trusting in the wisdom that arises from the process itself.’ Everyday Buddhist
As we live it, our practice becomes the vessel that carries us forward, and with each moment of awareness, we touch upon the truth the Buddha himself encountered under the Bodhi tree.
‘When the mind no longer seeks to position itself in relation to reality — when it no longer needs to define itself as separate or unified.’ Everyday Buddhism
On Tuesday, June 10, Upaya Zen Center in New Mexico announced that its founder and head teacher Roshi Joan Halifax would be undergoing major heart surgery that morning to repair what she said was “one leaf of my mitral valve [which] has become unmoored, and which was...
‘The Pali word atammayatā refers to a state of not taking anything as self — it points to a mind that no longer identifies with any phenomena, mental or physical.’ Everyday Buddhism
‘When we sit in stillness and turn our attention inward, a profound truth emerges: the mind is naturally luminous.’ Everyday Buddhism
Melvin McLeod: Could you share what current science tells us about how mindfulness affects our mind, brain, and overall well-being—and how that might benefit society? Jon Kabat-Zinn: This is now a flourishing field of scientific research, including all sorts of...