Mindfulness A to Z official release is 3 days away! Here is an excerpt from “L is for Loving-kindness” Buddhism retains a very strong tradition of deliberately opening our hearts to others. This practice is called “loving-kindness” or metta in Pali. It is interesting to note that the traditional practice of cultivating loving-kindness can either begin…

Mindfulness A to Z official release is 4 days away! Here is an excerpt from “U is for Uncertainty” As uncomfortable as it may seem, uncertainty is the bedrock of our reality—everything is always changing. No matter how hard we may try to aim for certainty of outcome, in the end we have to admit that…

Mindfulness A to Z official release is 5 days away! Here is an excerpt from “F is for Fear” Fear arises from a mistaken apprehension of reality. The Buddha called this mistaken apprehension “ignorance” or “delusion.” We labor under the erroneous belief that our well-being is contingent on circumstances: “If life is comfortable and I get…

Mindfulness A to Z official release is 6 days away! Here is an excerpt from “D is for Delusion” Buddha used fire as a metaphor for the emotional impulses that drive us to suffer. All of the myriad emotional states that disturb our peace of mind and burn up our happiness, he said, can be boiled…

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