Habits

Stepping Out of Situational Patterning

In the online course “Dependent Arising,” four teachers from Bodhi College discuss choice and the wholesome patterns that allow us to respond, not react.

With Christina Feldman, Akincano M. Weber, Stephen Batchelor, and John Peacock

Jun 16, 2022

Seeing in the Dark

Zen priest Kurt Spellmeyer discusses cigarettes, samadhi, and “dwelling in emptiness.”

By Kurt Spellmeyer

Mar 18, 2022

The Gift of Change

How examining impermanence can liberate us from our fixed habits

By Martine Batchelor

Feb 10, 2022

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

A Letter from My Future Self, Encouraging Me to Practice

Here, now, begin again.

By Lama Karma

Jan 13, 2022

Turning a Ship

Transforming our habits requires a moment of insight coupled with sustained effort.

By Oren Jay Sofer

Jan 09, 2022

photo of cushions stacked against a wall for story on difficulty meditating

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Why Can’t I Get to the Cushion?

There are many obstacles that can keep us from our practice, but if we are honest about them, we can come up with creative ways to stay motivated.

By Oren Jay Sofer

Mar 02, 2020

clock, pen, phone and notebook on a white table

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Hacking My Way to Consistent Meditation

How gamification helped a longtime “bad” meditator develop a steady and successful practice.

By Biju Sukumaran

Mar 24, 2018

Dropping Distraction

How to let go of the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad habits that dictate your day

By Leo Babauta, Artwork by Daehyun Kim

Summer 2015

The Best Possible Habit

Select wisdom from sources old and new

By Andrew Holecek

Fall 2013

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You Can’t Be Yourself By Yourself: Overcoming Structural Selfishness

In this Dharma Talk, Malcolm Martin proposes the term "structural selfishness" to discuss the ways that a fixed idea of self hinders our practice, while offering insight on how to embrace the complexity of interdependence.

Malcolm Martin

Jun 2022

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Habits

Trike Daily Teachings

Stepping Out of Situational Patterning

Trike Daily Teachings

Seeing in the Dark

Trike Daily Teachings

The Gift of Change

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

A Letter from My Future Self, Encouraging Me to Practice

Trike DailyTeachings

Turning a Ship

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Why Can’t I Get to the Cushion?

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Hacking My Way to Consistent Meditation

MagazineMeditation & Practice

Dropping Distraction

Magazine

The Best Possible Habit