In a Tonglen meditation we take in the suffering of the world around us and breathe out calm and compassion.  Why? Because we can.  Let's listen

Some new meditators find sitting to be a challenge.  Thankfully there are more active types of meditation, as Peter Doobinin explains

Today the focus is on Vipassana meditation and  Bhante Gunaratana tells us all about it.

I have talked about Loving Kindness meditations before, but I think for new listeners it might be equally beneficial to hear about it from someone else.  Gil Fronsdal is that person.

This week I share five different techniques for becoming mindful. They are not mine, but the wisdom of five Tricycle authors. The e-book that it comes from, Five Practices to Change Your Mind; a gift from Tricycle for supporting their noble and valuable cause. I hope you enjoy them as much as i do./

Wherever you are on the path of a mediation practice, it's going to be in your best interest to explore other ways of practicing. Today I explain some of them

Today, the last day of Tricycle week, I read a great post by Mindy Newman and Kaia Fischer that talks about the energy that comes from devotion

Today's story talks about how the principles of Buddhism can help us tackle today's more complex problems.

Today's article talks about what happens when we think we have found enlightenment.

Today is day two of Tricycle week, and it continues with a very interesting article that talks about how the psychotherapist Erich Fromm was responsible for fostering Buddhism and meditation in the west.