Written by Noel Coakley

When most of us think of love, we think of the human kind: messy, warm, particular, and full of history. We learn early on that love can be conditional, that it shows up so...

Written by Rebecca D'Onofrio

According to Buddhism, the best way to change the world is to change yourself. This reflects two core principles: the truth of impermanence, that everything is in a co...

Written by René Fay

I’m perimenopausal, and combined with being neurodivergent, it’s made organization and communication comically difficult. There are the classic “why did I come into this room?”...

Written by Jen Liu

I recently read a beautiful poem called "Time Piece" by the late writer and activist Andrea Gibson. I was struck by the lines: "Regret is a time machine to the past. Worry is a ...

Written by Rebecca D'Onofrio

Many of us are taught from a young age to seek achievement by intensely striving for whatever we think “success” is, fixated on the idea of hope, with everlasting happ...

Written by René Fay

We casually toss around the words “freedom” and “liberation” all the time — especially in a world where rights are constantly under threat, and we can live stream global atroc...

Written by Jen Liu

For many people, everyday life has been irrevocably shaped by speed and convenience. The popular use of artificial intelligence and the term itself indicate a societal interest...

Written by Noel Coakley

A very common question that arises when people come into contact with meditation practices is whether or not they need to identify as a Buddhist. The short answer is no.

A...

Written by Rebecca D'Onofrio

A common misconception is that once someone completes a training and becomes a meditation teacher, they cross some sort of threshold from student to expert. But that ...