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August 5, 2015

Down Is the Way to Well-being: The Dangers of Living at Altitude

Written by Parker J. Palmer

External "oughts" and "shoulds" can create impossibly high aspirations — and equally high levels of guilt about falling short. A personal exploration sharing the delicate experience of "befriending" depression and ways of reframing our expectations of self.

August 3, 2015

May You Know the Fearlessness of an Open Heart

Written by Sharon Salzberg

So often we dwell on our mistakes. Sharon Salzberg helps us step away from this routine and walk a different terrain — with the practice of lovingkindness that develops a flexibility of looking at our own lives.

August 1, 2015

Researching the Heart of Contemplative Practices

Written by Maia Duerr

To "prioritize intention rather than form" is a the heart of a contemplative practice, whatever that may be. A lay Buddhist monk tells the story of creating a "tree" that's liberated us from narrow ideas of what contemplative practice is and find one (or more) that truly works for us.

July 31, 2015

The Story We Tell with Our Stuff

Written by Courtney E. Martin

We acquire and we accumulate. But why? What is the story we're trying to tell through the possessions we own. Our columnist Courtney Martin considers the multiple philosophies of ownership — and points toward that which is truly valuable.

July 30, 2015

Vastness of the Universe, Greatness of the Human

Written by Omid Safi

Extraordinary images of Pluto reveal the vastness and mystery that lies beyond. Omid Safi revels in it all, weaving together the poetry of Rumi and Rabi'a with the "celestial realities mirrored in the human heart."

July 27, 2015

Exploring Lovingkindness in the Lab and in the Heart

Written by Sharon Salzberg

In our utilitarian age, meditation is often discussed as a means to increase focus, productivity, and cognition but what about meditation as an engine for kindness? Sharon Salzberg explores the power of compassion and kindness to meet with abundance the suffering of the stranger.

July 24, 2015

Less “Mine!” More Time

Written by Courtney E. Martin

In a culture of accumulation and hoarding, many are experiencing a growing exasperation with owning things that, as it turns out, aren't necessary. Could the "sharing economy" help restore spiritual calm?

July 23, 2015

Mystery of Watermelons

Written by Omid Safi

Sometimes we need to be cut open in order to share our sweetest layers.

July 20, 2015

The Three Personality Types of Buddhist Psychology

Written by Sharon Salzberg

Each one of us has a "constellation of tendencies," but often we identify more strongly with a certain set of responses. By identifying our dominant personality type, we can see these tendencies in their purified and unpurified forms — and find a world of options opening up as we become more aware.

July 18, 2015

The Thread of All Sorrows

Written by Holly Haworth

A Southern woman's searching lament on the hot, boiling silence of Southern grief after the shootings in Charleston — and the inheritance of sorrow.

July 17, 2015

The Fluidity Between Who You Love and What You Love

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Women and men so often beat themselves up when it comes to work/life balance. But another story is playing itself out, one about the unacknowledged gifts that help clarify the meaningful choices of being a person, and a parent.

July 15, 2015

To Live Our Lives Like Water

Written by Parker J. Palmer

Thomas Merton and Lao Tzu make compelling cases for flowing around obstacles rather than butting up against them. If we do so, we fight inequities in the world with equanimity and make a life worth living for all.

July 13, 2015

Proximity Leads to Understanding

Written by Sharon Salzberg

Who is "the other"? A call to cultivate deep curiosity for the lives and struggles and to move away from the "Us-versus-Them" mentality — including a reflective exercise you can perform right now, wherever you are.

July 11, 2015

Being Brave Is Stepping Backward and Trusting Our Children

Written by Anastasia Hacopian

To trust our children requires allowing them the room to act differently that we might expect. A mother's argument for placing trust in our children's expansive imaginations and empathic potential.

July 10, 2015

The Long Life of Trauma in the Time of Twitter

Written by Courtney E. Martin

In times of trauma, modern-day technology connects us instantly. But could it be that genetic memory metabolizes much more slowly? Courtney Martin juxtaposes modern day urgency with a long view of legacy.

July 9, 2015

The Blessing of Not Knowing

Written by Omid Safi

Is there room in our seeking for not-knowing? Are our hearts big enough to hold mystery? A prayer and a meditation for the mystery of the last ten nights of Ramadan.

July 8, 2015

Fierce with Reality: Living and Loving Well to the End

Written by Parker J. Palmer

"How can we learn to embrace with love the whole of who we are?" Parker Palmer with three tools to help us show up as we really are and live and love fully as we engage with the world.

July 3, 2015

Small Acts of Life-Saving Grace: The Little-Known Story of Samuel Kargbo of Sierra Leone

Written by Courtney E. Martin

An inspirational profile of one of those modern-day heroes, SAS, a doctor whose key insights turned the tide of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone — an exemplar of quiet commitment and unending courage who saved thousands of lives by bridging worlds.

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