Written by Jen Liu

“Letting go is like an enlightened counterpart to pushing away. Central to its essence is an intentional and non-reactive touch, along with the value of holding and accepting so...

Written by Jen Liu

“As we begin to develop greater awareness of our projections, desires, aversions, and gaps in understanding, we simultaneously develop a sense of truly plugging into our lives. ...

Written by Jen Liu

“Although it's natural to aspire to make progress on the path, it's important to keep in mind that meditation isn't designed for us to become experts at it as much as it is ther...

Written by Jen Liu

“Meditation shows us, through countless tiny repeated failures to stay present, how critical acceptance is to developing wakefulness and intentionality. The valuable attitudinal...

Written by Jen Liu

“Enlightenment is a practice, not a prize. Learning to recognize opportunities to touch it in everyday situations is a form of joining heaven and earth — our aspirations and imm...

Written by Jen Liu

“Meditation may not necessarily feel productive in the way that other tasks with immediate, quantifiable results do. But that doesn't mean it's not fruitional. By investing into...

Written by Jen Liu

“Mindfulness is a choice that we have to make repeatedly. It requires our intentional, wakeful participation to be able to inhabit the present moment over and over, despite the ...

Written by David Nichtern

“There are many benefits from the mindfulness practices around paying attention to what goes in and out of our mouths – including appreciation, contentment and the return...

Facing the obstacles on a spiritual path, Lama Rod Owens, David Nichtern, and Michael Kammers, discuss the seven sorrows of the new saint.

In this episode, David, Michael and Lama Rod cha...