Meditation enables us to become scientists investigating the nature of our mind. By doing this, we can realize where our happiness and unhappiness come from and adjust accordingly.

What if your life turned out to be ‘ordinary’? Slow down and relish this – it might even be enchanting | Nadine Levy Being unremarkable is often seen as a sign of moral failure – yet finding joy in the everyday can lead to a mindful, even luminous experience

I once had a teacher who told us that we’ll never “get” happy. While we may look for happiness out there, something to get, the key is to discover the joy of being, whether it be ordinary or extraordinary.

When we look inward, we realize that the mind is the origin and solution to the world’s problems. No matter how lost situations may appear, there is the potential to remediate them.

The Day I Lost Everything Podcast Episode · The Modern Buddhism Podcast · March 21 · 45m

Actor and talk show host Cameron Mathison shares his journey, from success in show business to discovering lasting inner peace through Buddhist practice. He discusses profound life challenges he’s encountered along the way.

7ft tall Buddhist monk says his secret is drinking milk instead of water | SWNS YouTube video by SWNS

Got Milk?

A lyric comes to mind this morning from my late friend Malcolm Holcombe: “Givin’ is the gift of life.”
Every day we have the opportunity to practice the perfection of giving, helping other living beings while improving our own good qualities.

So many distractions impede the natural stillness of our mind. Before checking your phone in the morning, check your mind. If we take the time to put aside distractions, we can experience deeper love and wisdom. More happiness. Kadam Adam Starr discusses.
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Patience is a mental virtue, but it’s not a substitute for action. If we can fulfill our wishes, then there’s no reason for an unhappy mind to arise. And if there’s absolutely no way we can fulfill our wishes, then there’s no reason to be unhappy.

Pearl Jam - Present Tense (Official Audio) YouTube video by PearljamVEVO

A new discovery for me, an ode to mindfulness and acceptance: Pearl Jam’s “Present Tense.” Hope you enjoy.

Rhythm, religion, algorithm: Buddhism Expo draws 250,000 visitors, led by Gen Z In front of Bongeunsa, a temple in southern Seoul, at 6 p.m. on a Friday, a line began to form. But it wasn’t for prayer or ritual — it was for a dance music pa

From EDM to an exhibition hall with more than 400 booths: The Seoul International Buddhism Expo drew 250,000 visitors over four days. What’s your take?

In our fraught times, focusing on how I can make a difference cherishing others through the practice of the Four Givings: giving material things, giving fearlessness/protection, giving Dharma, and giving love.

How do we relate to the monkey mind? Is it dominating our consciousness or do we have the wherewithal to quiet it? Our minds may wander, but we can subdue the endless river of thoughts. JoAnn Fox investigates on her podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

We should not have expectations about our meditation practice or grasp at results. Every time we meditate we are engaging in a virtuous action that will increase the peacefulness of our mind and our potential to benefit others.

“What makes karma unique is that it involves intentional action…In order for a causal process to be a karmic one, it must involve an individual whose intention would lead to a particular action. It is this specific type of causal mechanism which is known as karma.”

- 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

The glass is empty; it’s merely a matter of what we impute.

30 minute guided meditation for a clear mind YouTube video by Kadampa Meditation Center Colorado

Attaining a clear mind is not as difficult as you may think! Enjoy a guided meditation with Kadam Lucy James.

On Meditation and the Unconscious: A Buddhist Monk and a Neuroscientist in Conversation An excerpt from "Beyond the Self: Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience."

Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk trained as a molecular biologist, and Wolf Singer, a distinguished neuroscientist, offer their perspectives on the unconscious and the role of meditation in resolving conflicts that arise at levels inaccessible to conscious processing.

“Acknowledging fear is not a cause for depression or discouragement. Because we possess such fear, we are also potentially entitled to experience fearlessness. True fearlessness is not the reduction of fear, but going beyond fear.”
 
- Chögyam Trungpa

10-Minute Guided Tonglen Meditation YouTube video by How to Train a Happy Mind

Tonglen, also known as taking and giving, combines meditating on loving-kindness with meditating on compassion to release pain and suffering – for us and other living beings.

Wishing you a happy one...

Love Meditation | Guided Metta Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh YouTube video by Plum Village App

May I be peaceful and light in my body and in my mind.
May I be safe and free from accidents.
May I be free from anger, unwholesome states of mind, fear and worries.
May I know how to look at myself with the eyes of understanding and compassion.