To Meditate Is to Be Alive
Thich Nhat Hanh’s longtime attendant on how to cultivate true presence and understanding
Breath Meditation
Breath meditation, or mindfulness of breathing, is a common Buddhist practice, but the intention of the practice can either focus on developing calm (samatha) and developing insight (vipassana). Either the way, the breath is a good object of meditation because it is constantly in flux, reminding us of impermanence, and effortlessly available.
Buddha as Psychologist, Buddha as Somatic Therapist
The initial instruction on breathing in the Satipatthana Sutta is entirely directed toward the mind and presents the classical foundation for mindfulness practice, but the culminating instruction on breathing is an entirely somatic instruction that is…
Smile to Ourselves
Two teachers from the Plum Village tradition teach us how to be present and enjoy our own being.
A Position of Strength
A Theravada monk imparts a timeless lesson on the relationship between stillness and action
3 Different Approaches to Calm and Insight Meditation
In an excerpt from her forthcoming book, Buddhist scholar Sarah Shaw discusses varying methods for breathing mindfulness.
Breathing Mindfulness
Scholar Sarah Shaw lays out a comprehensive introduction to the tradition of breathing mindfulness—and examines why the tradition of samatha, or calm, meditation has been marginalized and suppressed.
Hollow Bamboo Breathing
A breathing practice for journeying into deeper states of self
One-Breath Meditation
Breathe out just once. By holding a stable attention for one breath, we can become attuned to the quality of a clear mind.
Breath Moves Body
Stillness in meditation refers to the mind, not a rigidly stiff body
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