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?...

‘On occasion, when the time is right to help someone, Undertake it altruistically to achieve it as best you can.’ Advice to the Yogis of Solu-Khumbu

The word “mindful” is having a viral moment, the likes of which we haven’t seen since Jon Kabat-Zinn’s introduction of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in the late ’70s. This time, it’s through TikTok user Jools Lebron and her popular phrase “very mindful, very...

¿Te has topado con ese momento mágico en el que te despiertas dentro de un sueño y sabes que estás soñando? A eso se le llama soñar lúcidamente. Se trata de una habilidad que puedes desarrollar, y una beneficiosa práctica de meditación que puedes realizar. Un sueño...

‘The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is driven by ignorance, craving, and the illusion of self. When one realises the emptiness of all phenomena, including the self, this ignorance is dispelled.’ Everyday Buddhism

For followers of Tibetan Buddhism, this book offers valuable insights into a lesser-known strand of the tradition.

‘The mind, when it’s not engrossed with the taste of pleasure or pain, is free in line with its nature.’ Upasika Kee Nanayon

‘‘‘Good Gotama [Buddha], what is the resort of mindfulness?’’ 'The resort of mindfulness, Brahman, is liberation.’’’ The Buddha, Samyutta Nikaya

When I was a young novice, my teacher, Master Sheng Yen, would tell me that it’s quite normal when things don’t turn out the way one expects, and it’s uncommon for things to go smoothly. “Face everything with an ordinary mind,” he advised.  An ordinary mind, which is...

I am writing this post in the first week of September 2024. This year has been a monumental one for me spiritually. I've mentioned this in some of my previous posts also, but I went through the hardest months of my life. The kind of months where I can count the total...