Spirituality
“The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.” ~Arnold Schwarzenegger The gym. Just saying the word makes some people break into a sweat—and not the good kind. Bright lights. Mirrors...
While the challenges of mindfulness practices are real, research confirms that mindfulness can also be helpful in preventing relapses into depression and reduce healthcare visits. The post Looking Honestly at the Challenges of Mindfulness Practices appeared first on...
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the pain, uncertainty, and suffering in the world right now, here is a practice to find courage, peace, acceptance, and connection. The post A Meditation For When the Suffering In the World Feels Heavy appeared first on Mindful.
‘Any person who lacks compassion, is hateful, has a very strong force of attachment, has no knowledge of the three trainings, and who boasts about the little knowledge that he does have, should not be taken on as a Tantric master.’ Dalai Lama
If meditation is feeling just one more thing on your to-do list, try this intention practice to connect with why you meditate. The post Connecting With Why You Meditate Can Fuel Your Motivation appeared first on Mindful.
After an ICE agent shot Renee Good through the side window of her car at point-blank range, I found myself in the streets again to protest the growing violence of ICE in my hometown of Minneapolis. For weeks, we had been rapidly organizing in solidarity with Black and...
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” ~Buddha There are seasons when life feels stripped of joy, when hope seems far away, unreachable, or unreal. Seasons when you wake up already exhausted, and it feels like there’s...
Metta meditation is not a magical spell you can cast on the population of the U.S. in order to produce a state of utopian bliss. It is not a cure-all for oppression and the unequal distribution of power and privilege. Metta meditation doesn’t work like that. It’s...
‘In the practice of the Buddha’s teachings, we come to realise that the various elements of the path — generosity, skilful living, patience, energy, concentration, wisdom — are not separate steps but interconnected facets of the same jewel.’ Everyday Buddhism
Since October, a group of Buddhist monks has been making headlines with their “Walk for Peace,” a long-distance pilgrimage across the United States from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. The group is walking “to raise awareness of peace, loving kindness, and...