mental health

Man standing on pier, silent meditation retreat

Is Silent Retreat Good for Everyone?

Extended contemplative practice can activate buried trauma.

By Josh Korda

Winter 2018

buddhism and psychotherapy, image of a person meditating on a therapist's couch

Are You Looking to Buddhism When You Should Be Looking to Therapy?

The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice isn’t about achieving mental health.

By C. W. Huntington, Jr., Illustration by Kara Pyle

Spring 2018

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Calm College Offers Free Guided Meditations to Select University Students

The meditation app hopes to help students hit the books and improve their mental health.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Sep 22, 2017

Living the Yogi-way

A Tibetan meditation master speaks about his journey to teaching a way of living.

By Matt Gesicki

May 31, 2016

Night sky filled with stars being present Zen meditation

The Time Is Now

All the “spills” we create—not just with our hands but in the ocean of personal relationships as well—begin in our own mind. Distracted by the many things we have to do in a brief.

By Les Kaye

Summer 2011

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Mindfulness at Knifepoint

When a peaceful walk turned into a mugging, a meditation instructor relied on her practice to help her through.

By Jill Satterfield

Mar 21, 2019

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The Buddhist Review

Detained Japanese Americans arrive at an assembly center in Santa Anita, California.

Thus Have I Heard: An American Sutra

With the outbreak of World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the thousands. Out of the crucible of the camps, a uniquely American Buddhism was born.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Spring 2019

Dharma Talks

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Compassion in Polarizing Times

Today’s divisive political culture can bring out our worst impulses, but with Tibetan Buddhist methods of fostering compassion, we can clear the mind of negativity and connect with our intrinsic qualities of clarity and warmth. Dungse Jampal Norbu, a teacher in the Mangala Shri Bhuti sangha and the son of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, guides us through practices to cool off anger and take a walk in other’s shoes.

Dungse Jampal Norbu

Mar 2019

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