I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person.

Last night, I organized my bookshelf.

The Dalai Lama is one of my favorite people on Earth.

Growing up in an American Buddhist family, one of the most treasured gifts I remember inheriting was an understanding — so rare and yet so…

How do you show kindness to yourself?

I love the softness of the present, of being present.

My 10-day “Introduction to Buddhism” course was held in the main Gompa of Tushita Meditation Center.

Mindfulness and break-ups apparently don’t go together.

“The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself.” ~ The…

It feels so nice to soften,

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow…

I’ve been watching myself for a while…noticing ways I carry tension, ways I resist just being.

I’ve been meditating for five years now, and I can assure you that there isn’t a wrong way to meditate.

We’ve all read fake Buddha quotes; they’re all over the internet.

Every once in a while, I have a day where I am in a total funk.

Last year was…tough, for many. Brutal, even. Healing, for others. Either way, for most of us, it seems to have been a tough time, and…

Life is a set of experiences.

“You often feel tired, not because you’ve done too much, but because you’ve done too little of what sparks a light in you.” ~ Alexander Den…

“It’s okay to care.”

Rejection is ugly.

On July 6th, 1907, Matilde gave birth to a beautiful being who was yet to become the grandest feminist icon in history.

We all have things that we want, that we long for, that we’d like to have or achieve.

Around 2,500 years ago, the Buddha left his family to go on a journey to eradicate suffering for himself — and everyone else — once and…

This past week has felt like a month, emotionally speaking.

As I sat in my bed — enveloped in silence, at 6 a.m. on a recent Saturday morning — I sipped my tea, and I felt relaxed, even though I’d…