A great quote by the amazing teacher Shinzen Young. From his book The Science of Enlightenment. “Five decades ago, some very kind people...

I am frustrated that I didn’t note where this quote came from. If I figure that out, I’ll add it. But it beautifully describes the...

I just love to gather quotes. Like this one from the foundational book Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana. It may help you...

The nice thing about learning to pay attention to the breath is that we do lots of other things during the day that we’ve done many times...

From the excellent book Now What?: Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond by Yael Shy, who works with students at NYU: “I feel afraid...

Meditation teachers are always encouraging participants to sense into their bodies. There are lots of reasons for this, and one of the...

A wonderful story I found in the book Yanas and Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele. It seems God had just...

Regarding informal mindfulness practices: It is not about turning whatever you are doing into a transcendent experience. It is simply the...

Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still. Chinese Proverb The teacher Sam Harris points out that we are all...

Whenever the mind complains, it is prime meditation time. What a great chance to see judgements in action—judgements that may or may not...

Why do little mindfulness moments like the STOP practice? That little pause—feeling the feet on the floor, the hand on the...

A quote by the author Robert Wright: "Enduring gratification is not a part of natural selection because if those things that you find...

This is a shoutout to Stan Eisenstein, an amazing meditation teacher and mentor located near DC. His site has plenty of free talks and...

I was on a retreat run by the amazing and unique teacher Matthew Brensilver, and he quoted this from Ayad Akhtar’s book Homeland Elegies....

Distractions are useful, as long as you use them wisely. Remember, ultimately, they are distracting you away from the present moment. And...

“Saint Francis, hoeing his garden, was asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow. ‘Continue hoeing my garden,’ said...

Optical illusions are a cool way to see how our built-in wiring can change how we perceive the world. Like how your brain is insisting...

Jeff Warren can just nail things so well. Try this (and thank you, Jeff): “So often meditation begins as just another activity we’re...

Sam Harris has an incredible way with words, and his app is well worth using. There is a fee, but he will graciously write it off if you...

A tiny meditation pep talk by Jack Kornfield. From an interview he did on Sam Harris’s wonderful Waking Up mindfulness app. “When I am...