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January 8, 2018

How Mindfulness Meditation Can Save America

by Robert Wright

We think of it as a spiritual practice, but in truth, mindfulness meditation is an exercise in cognitive self-examination. On the Buddhist practice as a powerful tool for all — for understanding ourselves and our enemies with more depth and compassion.

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October 17, 2017

Owning Up to My Toxic Biases

by Parker J. Palmer

Our columnist turns a critical eye to his own convictions about race and white privilege. He finds there’s always room to face our hubris — and in that humbling experience, we find hope to do better the next time around.

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July 13, 2015

Proximity Leads to Understanding

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.

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