Pema Chodron has been featured on Zen Commuter a few times now, with good reason. She is kind, accomplished and an inspiring leader in Loving Kindness. Today, you will hear firsthand why she is thought of in such high regard, by me, and many meditation teachers.

For the next three days I want to focus on one woman who engenders Buddhism, meditation and peace.  Today I bring to you an article by Pema Chodron that discusses Tonglen Meditation.

Meditation offers us the chance to put the negative reflections of the world on hold, to quite possibly see them as the misperceptions they are. With that done, you are free to experience the beauty of the world, the whole world. What do you do then? Give back, of course. Let’s talk about it.

If you are like me and thought that this article was going to be about mindfulness, then you too were mistaken. It actually goes farther than that to talk about the Buddhist principle of Karma and how it’s views on action and the present moment are contested.

Buddhism teaches us about compassion, but it also comes with an agreement to not kill. What happens when a family pet is suffering.  Today's episode talks about that very thing.

Today, Stephen Batchelor talks about the opportunities we can experience when we turn inward.

When we turn our minds from affect to investigation we neutralize the emotional volatility of moments that seem angry or fearful. Today, I share a great article that talks about how to do just that; investigate the feelings instead of getting caught up in their energy.

It’s springtime! at least that is what the writers at Tricycle.org think. That’s fine by me, because whenever the people at Tricycle have something to say, I am all ears. Today I share a great article by Tara Brach that talks about finding ways to disconnect from the negative beliefs you may hold about yourself

Yesterday I talked about genuine self confidence with the help of an article by Mindworks.com. Today I want to provide you with a meditation that is part meditation and part visualization. The goal is to help you get in touch with the genuine confidence that was discussed in the article by Mindworks. Enjoy.

There are so many benefits of meditating, but one of my favorites is its ability to help practitioners understand who they are, away from the considerations of others. Of course this is true personal awareness, which in turn leads to self-confidence. Today I share a great post about meditation and self-confidence from mindworks.com