“Making time for meditation isn't about waving a magic wand and creating more minutes in the day. It's about seeing opportunities and pockets of time where they already exist and choosing to...

When we catch the mind straying during mindfulness meditation, we practice something called "non-judgment": we acknowledge the thought without labeling it as good or bad, and return to our breath....

A key aspect of the development of a practice — and what sometimes separates it from other pursuits in our life — is the work we put into engaging it in a consistent, dedicated way....

Written by David Nichtern

I think that many of us these days are trying to figure out how to be more compassionate — both toward ourselves and others, while also realizing that it’s...

Written by David Nichtern

More and more these days, our minds are actively engaged and stimulated, both with actual events going on around us and with data constantly streaming in and out....

Written by David Nichtern

From the Buddhist point of view, there is always a relationship between cause and effect; this notion is expressed in various teachings about karma. As we interact with...

Written by David Nichtern

When asked how we could possibly find time for our meditation practice in the midst of our oh-so-busy lives, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche used to respond (in his best...

Written by David Nichtern

Sometimes I wonder if religion would exist at all if it didnt address the most daunting fact that we human beings are faced with: that we are going to die and that...

Written by David Nichtern

You’re sitting on the F train between a woman with too much perfume and a man with too little deodorant. Nearby, a baby wails an orchestral symphony of tears....