Meditation & Practice

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3D Printing Reality

A Tibetan Buddhist teacher is helping Westerners get a clearer picture of the Wheel of Time mandala with a three-dimensional model.

By Matthew Abrahams

Nov 07, 2019

narayan helen libenson teaching meditative inquiry

Dharma Talks Meditation & Practice

Good Question! The Art of Meditative Inquiry

By Narayan Helen Liebenson

Nov 2019

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Three Poems to Introduce Children to Mindfulness

Breathe and Be uses poetry and illustrations to show children practices that can help them stay calm, regulate their emotions, and appreciate the world.

By Kate Coombs, Illustrated by Anna Emilia Laitinen

Oct 01, 2019

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How to be Selfless in a Selfish World

Sensei José Shinzan Palma breaks down the false dichotomy between practice in the meditation hall and life “in the real world,” and shows how this realization of practice’s immediacy can transform our lives into.

By Sensei José Shinzan Palma

Sep 2019

Justin von Budjoss on afforable retreats

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Ask a Teacher

Justin von Bujdoss, a Buddhist teacher and the author of the upcoming Modern Tantric Buddhism, explains that retreats away aren’t necessary for spiritual development.

By Repa Dorje Odzer (Justin von Bujdoss)

Fall 2019

Pill with Buddha head imprinted, representing effect of mindfulness on health

MagazineMeditation & Practice

The Mind Cure?

Three scholars on the mindfulness movement: what it gets right, what it gets wrong, and its surprising history.

By C. Pierce Salguero

Fall 2019

MagazineMeditation & Practice

Anger

How to recognize it, work with it, and even find wisdom in it.

By Ken McLeod, Illustrations by Patrick Leger

Fall 2019

Two people engaged in a meditation competition

MagazineMeditation & Practice

Mental Gladiators Clash in Meditation Deathmatch

Contestants square off and navigate distractions in an interactive installation to see who has the calmest mind.

By Matthew Abrahams

Fall 2019

Reclining Buddha at the Ajanta Caves | bedtime meditation for kids

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Goodnight Metta: A Bedtime Meditation for Kids

How to incorporate a lovingkindness practice into your children’s evening routine.

By Sumi Loundon Kim

Jun 18, 2019

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How a Himalayan Art Tour Is Helping People with Dementia

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Nov 21, 2019

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The Mandala Master

For more than two decades, Losang Samten has spread lessons of interdependence in the West through Tibetan Buddhist sand mandalas.

Interview with Losang Samten by Anne Doran and Frank Olinsky

Winter 2019

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