The Cultivation of Courage
by Sharon Salzberg: I have traveled around this country on book tours fully five times in the past five months. […]
The Cure for Craziness
There’s only one way to save your sanity in this speeded-up, lunatic world. Patience, says Sharon Salzberg. […]
Wishing Well
Learn to rejoice in the good fortune of others and your own happiness multiplies – it’s the best cure for envy. […]
The Father of Modern Yoga Is Krishnamacharya
by Leah Sugerman: Do you know who Tirumalai Krishnamacharya is? Whether you’ve heard of him or not, if you practice yoga today, […]
Meditation: The Key To Inclusion
by Adam Brady: Our world can be a divisive and polarizing place… […]
Emotional Release: A Perfect Gift to Yourself – Deepak Chopra
by Deepak Chopra, M.D: If a painful event from your past is keeping you from experiencing happiness and peace in the present… […]
Message From Goenka
Satya Narayan Goenka: Dear Travelers on the Path of Dhamma, Be happy! Keep the torch of Dhamma alight! […]
The only conversion involved in Vipassana is from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation
Mr. Satya Narayan Goenka (born 1924) is the Principal Teacher of Vipassana, the practical quintessence of the Buddha’s teaching. […]
Universal Spirituality for Peace
The following is the complete text of the address given by Mr. Satya Narayan Goenka on Tuesday, 29 August 2000 in the United Nations General Assembly Hall to the participants of the Millennium World Peace Summit. [...]
On The Subject of Happiness
The following is the general text of Mr. Satya Narayan Goenka’s remarks at one of the panels of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January, 2000 on the subject of “What is Happiness? Is [...]
French Buddhist Monk Matthieu Ricard
Why Meditate? by Matthieu Ricard: The French translator for the Dalai Lama since 1989, […]
Why Improvise? Be your best self now!
by Matthieu Ricard: Let meditation awaken your power. […]
Endless To-Do List? Train your beautiful mind to rest.
by Matthieu Ricard: TAKE AN HONEST LOOK at yourself. Where are you in your life? […]
Neuroscience and Meditation
August, 2009 Matthieu Ricard has been a key contributor to the increasingly fruitful dialogue between scientists and spiritual practitioners, and a regular subject for scientific experiments on meditation. […]
Scientists Declare Buddhist Monk the Happiest Man in the World
By Spooky: Matthieu Ricard, a French researcher turned Buddhist monk was declared the happiest man on Earth by a group of scientists, after it was discovered his brain produces a level of gamma waves never before [...]
The Future Doesn’t Hurt. Yet.
by Matthieu Ricard: When, in the early morning, I sit in the little meadow in front of my hermitage on a quiet hilltop, […]
Sharon Salzberg On Getting Started With Meditation
by Sharon Salzberg: Sharon Salzberg explains the ins and outs of a core technique—meditating on the breath… […]
Ram Dass – What Is The Power Of The Breath?
by Ram Dass: Every time your mind wanders, use your breath to bring your focus back… […]
Universal Compassion
Sharon Salzberg and Sylvia Boorstein discuss compassion and the opening of the heart as a nonsectarian universal wisdom for people of all backgrounds. […]
Roshi Joan Halifax Finding A Mission In Life
The Legacy of Wisdom, a non-profit project dedicated to developing a vision of best practices for living, asks Roshi Joan Halifax, […]
Thich Nhat Hanh A Future Is Possible
by Thich Nhat Hanh: When we see people living mindfully, smiling and behaving in a loving manner, we gain confidence in our future. […]
How to Practice Right Speech Anywhere, Anytime, and With Anyone
By Krishnan Venkatesh: And why right speech begins with good listening. […]
Meditation On The Way Of The Luminous Warrior
by Dr. Alberto Villoldo: When we become luminous warriors, we recognize that our job is to use love to vanquish its opposite―and its opposite is not hate, but fear… […]
Joan Halifax Roshi: Peace and Engaged Buddhism
Beliefnet interviews the Zen priest Joan Halifax Roshi on how the principles of Buddhism can benefit the world’s pursuit of peace. […]
This Is What Compassion Looks Like: A Buddhist View of Occupy Wall Street
by Joan Halifax Roshi: It started 28 days ago, with a ragtag group of people who called themselves “Occupy Wall Street” planting themselves at Liberty Square Plaza […]
The Lucky Dark
Joan Halifax Roshi: A guide to allowing a gentle and meaningful death for our loved ones and for ourselves. […]
The 12 Laws Of Karma: A Step By Step Guide To Understanding Cause And Effect
by Alexandra Mackenzie: Most people have a basic concept of what karma is… […]
Ramana Maharshi Self Inquiry Meditation Instructions
Question : How should a beginner start this practice? Ramana Maharshi: The mind will subside only by means of the enquiry `Who am I?’ […]
Navigating The Matrix Of The Ego – Ram Dass
by Ram Dass: We need the matrix of thoughts, feelings, and sensations we call the ego for our physical and psychological survival… […]
Want To Build Deeper Connections? Start With Yourself First
by Nicole Leatherman: Humans are wired to connect. That’s because, at one time, our cooperation with each other enhanced our ability to survive under the harshest of conditions… […]
Discovering the Gold: Remembering Our True Nature By Cultivating Mindfulness And Compassion
by Tara Brach: I remember when I was on a book tour for Radical Acceptance… […]
Sitting, Resting, And Not Worrying – Thich Nhat Hanh
In this short teaching video from the Plum Village Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh talks about sitting meditation, the art of resting, and how to take care of the habit energy of worrying… […]
Holistic Medicine and Cancer Prevention
by Jessica Alexander: No cancer is 100% preventable, but there are natural practices you can start implementing now to reduce your risk… […]
Jack Kornfield Awareness of the Dance
by Jack Kornfield: The third principle in working with altered states can be called Awareness of the Dance… […]
4 Techniques to Protect Your Energy
Adapted from Judith Orloff M.D.’s New York Times Bestseller, “Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life” […]
What Is Mindfulness 3.0?
Mindfulness is nothing more and nothing less than simply returning to oneself over and over again: one’s own body, one’s own being, one’s own truth… […]
How To Have Your Own Personal Zen Master Around Anytime You Descend Into Stress
by Richard Enos: When you look at a true spiritual master, guru or yogi, one of the most remarkable things you might notice is that they don’t seem to experience stress… […]
Practices For Steadiness And Presence
by Daniel Sannito: In the same way that we see leaves fall away from the trees, this season is the time for us to shed some of the clutter we’ve picked up over the course [...]
Ram Dass Featuring Ravi Shankar – A Meditation 1972
For the death of the psychonaute and yogi, Ram Dass, on December 22th 2019, I did a little mix. It’s for meditation and relaxation. Enjoy and relax !Ram […]
4 Powerful Habits To Clear Your Mind During Meditation – Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer: Perhaps the most elusive space for human beings to enter is the gap between our thoughts… […]
The Point of Authentic Inquiry
by Gangaji: There is a point that appears in a lifetime, regardless of chronological age, when healthy, true doubt appears. […]
Your Divine Purpose – Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer discusses how meditation can help you find what you are looking for. […]
CNN Interview with B.K.S. Iyengar
Meet the yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar. […]
B.K.S. Iyengar Practicing Yoga
BKS Iyengar practicing some backbends in Pune, India 1991. […]
B.K.S. Iyengar Video
The story of B.K.S. Iyengar. […]