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    Meditation 101: Less is More Paid Member

    By Barry Evans
    My instructions to first-time meditators are becoming more and more minimalist. These days, it’s something like “Sit quietly and notice what’s going on.” It used to take longer—when I was the meditation instructor at a Soto Zen sangha in Mountain View, California, I would spend thirty to forty minutes telling newbies how to sit, how to breathe, how to bow—not to mention how to enter and leave the zendo, how to ask a question, and (talk about setting them up!) what to expect. More »
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    It Takes Guts Paid Member

    By David T. Andersen
    As I walked the long driveway to the Alpert family estate, I didn’t know what to expect. A friend had heard Ram Dass lecture at Columbia University and suggested that I go to New Hampshire to meet him. At the time I knew very little about Ram Dass except that he had recently returned from India, and that when he was known as Richard Alpert, he was a counter-culture figure who knew a lot about LSD. More »
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    Riding the Wave Paid Member

    Practicing caring connection, Sylvia Boorstein learns, can bring peace - even under the threat of natural disaster. More »
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    Sowing the Seeds of Freedom Paid Member

    Ajaan Lee explains how the Buddha gave us the tools to free ourselves. More »
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    Number One Fool Paid Member

    Taitetsu Unno teaches that Buddhism is the inclusive path of optimism. More »
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    Simply Stop Paid Member

    By Thich Nhat Hanh
    “As I see it, there isn’t so much to do. Just be ordinary—put on your robes, eat your food, and pass the time doing nothing.” —Master Linji, Teaching 18 IN MASTER LINJI’S TIME, some Buddhist terms were used so often they became meaningless. People chewed on terms like “liberation” and “enlightenment” until they lost their power. It’s no different today. People use words that tire our ears. We hear the words “freedom” and “security” on talk radio, television, and in the newspaper so often that they’ve lost their effectiveness or their meaning has been distorted. When words are overused, even the most beautiful words can lose their true meaning. For example, the word “love” is a wonderful word. When we like to eat hamburger, we say, “I love hamburger.” So what’s left for the meaning of the word “love”? More »