Spirituality
“Contentment has more to do with a heart of joy as life unfolds than it ever will with a life filled with stuff.” ~Kate Summers Recently, an older friend who was no longer able to attend to life without assistance was placed in a senior care facility. From my...
Anna Douglas, one of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s founding teachers and the founder of Insight Meditation Tucson, died Wednesday, March 12, 2025 following “a steady decline, mostly due to advanced Parkinson’s.” She was 85. Douglas taught classes and retreats in the...
Students Elijah and Romir share what they’ve learned about the practice of mindfulness via their school program run by the nonprofit Space Between. The post Brighten Your Day: Learn Mindfulness From First Graders appeared first on Mindful.
“Listen to the wind, it talks. Listen to the silence, it speaks. Listen to the heart, it knows.” ~Native American Wisdom Have you ever felt stuck? Stuck in a business you’ve lost passion for, a job you no longer enjoy, a relationship that no longer fulfills you, or...
I have struggled with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder for over half of my life. I am reluctant to say that I have OCD any longer, as in the words of clinical psychologist Amy Mariaskin (2022), I am currently dealing with an OC-normal brain, as opposed to an OC-disorder...
‘The pure land of a buddha has no image and no form. What can adorn it? Only the jewels of meditation and wisdom can serve as adornments.’ Hui Neng
The most profound personal growth happens when we stop running from our pain and start listening to what it’s trying to teach us. For years, I didn’t recognize the woman staring back at me in the mirror. Her body felt foreign—betraying her with weight she couldn’t...
When connecting with others feels difficult, making crafts can offer a universal language that welcomes everyone and forges new bonds while exploring our creative side. The post Threads of Connection: 3 Ways to Overcome Loneliness Through Creativity appeared first on...
‘When one is asked: “Who is repeating Buddha’s name?” everybody knows that he himself repeats it, but is it repeated by the mouth or by the mind? If the mouth repeats it, why does not it do so when one sleeps? If the mind repeats it, what does the mind look like?'...
‘The Dharma realm cannot be seen, Yet it is perceived through sound. Discriminating between scriptures is baseless — Only this Dharma leads to the path.’ Avaivartikacakra sūtra