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    THE MORAL LIFE BEGINS WITH A QUESTION: “Why do I believe this is right?”

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    WHEN LIFE BREAKS YOU OPEN: Finding the silver lining in the midst of clouds

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    LEARN TO NOTICE THE SMALL THINGS: How gratitude changes the way we see ordinary days

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    Woman walking down road with gold and green trees - "My Daily Walk" and 4 More Authentic Poems About the World

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk and more

    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

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    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

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calm dawn - meditation

MEDITATION TIPS: Devotional meditation and experiential meditation (part 2 of 2)

Robert Kopecky·August 17, 2013
Man meditating on rock - Journey towards inner peace

FROM MARTIAL ARTS TO THE ASHRAM: A Yogananda disciple’s journey towards inner peace

Contributor·April 8, 2015
VIPASSANA: Through pain and discomfort to peace

FROM PAIN TO PEACE: A Vipassana meditator’s experience doing a 10-day retreat

Contributing Writer·January 9, 2013
Woman meditating

METHODS OF MEDITATION: There are many, but they all share an essential unity

Contributing Writer·July 18, 2012
meditation - Japanese Zen garden

BE STILL AND KNOW SELF: A meditation exercise for quieting the ego

Contributing Writer·August 15, 2014
Philosophers garden, Budapest

PHILOSOPHER OR MEDITATOR?: How meditation can help us resist the fantasies and ideas that control our lives

Finn Janning·May 17, 2017
cat grooming itself

RETURNING TO A STATE OF FLOW: One minute and one word at a time

Mel Bender·May 2, 2022
Woman meditating outdoors

FOCUS ON PURE SENSATION: The second step in meditation teacher Barry Long’s guide

Contributor·June 24, 2024
Clear lagoon

ACCESSING THE SPACE WITHIN: A guided relaxation meditation to come to stillness

Contributing Writer·March 14, 2015
Meditation zendo

A 3-DAY SILENT MEDITATION RETREAT: Not what I wanted, but what I needed

Selena Templeton·February 23, 2020
Three meditating silhouettes - Meditation club

MEDITATION CLUB: A guide to starting an in-school meditation group for students and faculty

Contributor·May 6, 2019
A 10 DAY VIPASSANA COURSE I thought I would die but I learned this instead5

A 10-DAY VIPASSANA COURSE: I thought I would die, but I learned this instead…

Dena Moes·April 2, 2019
Meditator with Buddha background

The best lie Buddhism ever told me. Maybe.

Contributing Writer·March 11, 2014
Woman jumping high on beach

IMPROVE YOUR LIFE IN JUST A MONTH: 7 ways meditation can help

Kate Harveston·June 19, 2019
Thich Nhat Hanh in Vietnam

HEART SURGERY: An epiphany on day 6 of silent meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh

Contributing Writer·August 7, 2017
Happy young woman with sad version of same woman behind her - A Spiritual Teacher’s Guide to Releasing Emotional Prisoners

RELEASE YOUR EMOTIONAL PRISONERS: The first step in meditation teacher Barry Long’s guide

Contributor·May 13, 2024
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METTA MEDITATION: Learn to practice loving-kindness to all beings

Contributing Writer·July 24, 2013
Businesswoman meditating in chair - Just One Breath meditation

JUST ONE BREATH: Week one of an eight-minute meditation program for beginners

Contributor·December 18, 2014
Rock, lake, nature

SITTING IN THE WILDERNESS: How the Buddha and Christ overcame their obstacles in meditation

Robert Kopecky·August 14, 2015
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THE BENEFITS OF MEDITATION: How meditation helps you live in the moment

Angela Ward·May 15, 2018
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Guided Meditation to Open Up Your Energy Centres

Contributing Writer·October 8, 2015
Buddha floating on clouds beside snowy mountains

LOVE ON EVERY BREATH: A Tonglen meditation for transforming pain into joy

Contributor·June 24, 2019
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BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL: A meditation on freedom during COVID-19

Forrest Rivers·May 22, 2020
People meditating on Yoga mats in class - A Memorable Example of Secular, Doctrinally Sound Meditation

A PRACTICE THAT TOUCHES VIPASSANA, SAMADHI AND SAMATHA: By using nothing but a piano piece

Yiyang Tian·July 23, 2026
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