Early Orientalist scholars of Buddhism working under colonialism had little interest in the diversity and vitality of living Buddhist cultures. Instead, they cherry-picked the Buddhist teachings to fit their own modernist, Protestant worldview. This ahistorical...

In conversation with Lion’s Roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod, Jon Kabat-Zinn shares how compassion and mindfulness transform not only us as individuals, but by extension, the world. By embodying warmth and non-judgment, he explains, we transcend can dualistic...

In this excerpt from our free series of three in-depth dialogues with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and a pioneer in the modern mindfulness movement, he explains how meditation offers us an opportunity to fall in love with...

In this excerpt from our free series of three in-depth dialogues with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and a pioneer in the modern mindfulness movement, he explains the powerful “hidden dimension” of awareness and how exploring...

‘‘Once, I did a week of nonsleep practice all by myself. Mansong Sunim came along and said, ‘Haechun, in this lifetime you will awaken to your nature. Continue to put as much effort into your practice as you are doing right now.’’’ Haechun Sunim

Welcome to our post on compassion affirmations! Often in our lives we can be unfairly harsh on ourselves over little mistakes, false urgencies, our bodies, taking time, feeling how we feel, and so many other things. But, what good does that do to us? Has it ever...

‘Only to someone who has tasted salt can salty water be talked about, otherwise it is of no use — the person will not know the taste of salt.’ Haechun Sunim

‘Most Buddhist traditions are geographical, but have the same origins. All come from interpretation of Buddha's teaching with wakening at their core.’ Everyday Buddhism

When we take positive action and respond creatively to our anger, we are taking good care of ourselves. Taking care of our hearts, minds, and bodies is taking positive action. Learning to be kind and loving toward ourselves is a challenge. It is also part of the...

We are all citizens of the Information Age, when attention-consuming data is abundant and human attention itself is regarded as a scarce commodity. In the noise and chaos of this flood of information, how often do you notice where your mind is and what it’s doing?...