Does this scenario sound familiar? You walk into the meditation hall or your favorite meditation spot at home. You settle into a comfortable posture, place your hands in a gentle, mindful position, and lower your eyelids or softly close your eyes. Perhaps you offer an...

“It gets easier. Every day it gets a little easier. But you gotta do it every day, that’s the hard part.” ~ BoJack Horseman If you’d told eighteen-year-old me where she’d be at twenty-eight, she would have laughed nervously and changed the subject. That was her move,...

Have you ever noticed yourself gesturing while you’re talking on the phone? Even though the person on the other end can’t see them, your movements evoke feelings in you that are inseparable from what you’re verbalizing. The gestures complete the picture.  Or notice...

‘May all those lost in gloom, awaken to the brightness of awareness.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘When we go against the way, we get swept along by the sea of karma vipāka.’ Everyday Buddhist

‘Sometimes, something drives us forward to effect change; something pulls against the outer appearance of our world and implies further dimension, something unknown, mysterious.’ John Aske