Christina Feldman

Christina Feldman is the author of a number of books, including Compassion and The Buddhist Path to Simplicity. She is a co-founder of Gaia House and a senior teacher in the Insight Meditation community. She lives in Devon, England.

Trike Daily Teachings

An Appropriate Response

When we practice compassion, we embody an impossible vow.

By Christina Feldman and Chris Cullen

May 10, 2020

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

What Mindfulness Is Not

As interest in mindfulness booms, four Buddhist teachers discuss the history and meaning of the term and how it can get distorted in the popular imagination.

A conversation with Stephen Batchelor, Christina Feldman, Akincano M. Weber, and John Peacock

Sep 17, 2018

bodhi college teachers Stephen Batchelor, Christina Feldman, and Akincano M. Weber

Magazine

Understand, Realize, Give Up, Develop

Three contemporary Buddhist teachers discuss their take on what’s traditionally known as “the four noble truths”: why they believe the term has been mistranslated and the concepts behind it misunderstood.

A conversation with Stephen Batchelor, Christina Feldman, and Akincano M. Weber

Fall 2017

Magazine

Doing, Being, and the Great In-Between

Can putting an end to the endless pursuit of becoming someone imbue our lives with meaning?

By Christina Feldman

Fall 2016

Monk kneeling and bowing on a spot under a tree on a mountaintop; obstacles to awakening

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Long Journey to a Bow

Overcoming the last great obstacle to awakening: the conceit of self

By Christina Feldman

Fall 2008

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Opening the Gates of Consciousness

The jhanas are more than a means to insight. They can yield benefits of their own.

By Christina Feldman

Winter 2004

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Receiving the Breath: Meditation Q & A

When I try to bring awareness to my breath, I feel instead like I’m interfering with its natural flow. What should I do? This is not an unusual experience. Throughout our lives, we breathe without effort; then the moment we try to breathe consciously, our breathing suddenly feels blocked, shortened, or constricted. Our bodies know […]

By Christina Feldman

Summer 2003