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How to Stay Calm This Back-to-School Season

As children return to the (online and in-person) classroom, parents may be freaking out. Meditation can help.

By Hannah Sherman

Sep 14, 2020

How to Stay Mindful When Your Preschooler Isn’t

A mindfulness teacher and social worker offers step-by-step advice to the parent of a defiant child.

By Ayman Mukerji Househam

Apr 18, 2019

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

Confronting Family Dynamics During the Holidays

Maybe it’s time to realize that surrendering, or letting go, is very much part of our tradition.

By Lauren Krauze

Nov 18, 2017

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Right Speech Reconsidered

Right Speech, also called Wise Speech or Virtuous Speech, gives rise to peace and happiness in oneself and others.

By Beth Roth

Oct 13, 2017

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Family Dharma: The Sacred and the Ordinary

As the teachings of the Buddha take root in the West, they are inevitably influenced by their encounter with our existing religions. Similarly, as we who were raised in Christian and Jewish traditions engage in a dedicated way with Buddhist teachings and meditations, our religious beliefs, rituals, and practices are reciprocally influenced. As the Dalai […]

By Beth Roth

Feb 18, 2009

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Family Dharma: Leaning into Suffering

Greet pain and suffering with an open heart

By Beth Roth

Nov 14, 2008

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Family Dharma: The Buffet Retreat

When my children Emilio and Claudia were eight and four, I took them to the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts for our first Family Retreat. My husband, who could not get the vacation time from work, was unable to join us. Both children had a wonderful time. They loved their childcare groups, the singing and […]

By Beth Roth

Jul 13, 2008

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Family Dharma: A Bedtime Ritual

The Buddha taught that the primary purpose of a human life is to cultivate love, and that this love would create the conditions for peace and happiness in ourselves and in the world. In a famous quote, the Buddha explained the paramount importance of love. “Thus, friends, the essentials of the holy life do not […]

By Beth Roth

Jun 18, 2008

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Family Dharma: Taking Refuge (On the Wings of Angels)

While on silent vipassana retreat many years ago, I was introduced to the Buddhist tradition of Taking Refuge. Along with about one hundred other yogis (retreatants), I repeated after our teachers these phrases: “I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Dharma, I take refuge in the Sangha.” We chanted this trio […]

By Beth Roth

May 15, 2008