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Happiness in the Midst of Hate
Season 10 Episode 547
What is happiness when there’s so much hate and misery? Hate as in hate, but also hate as in anger, irritation, disparagement, aversion? And misery a…
10 hours ago
What Else Can We Do But Sit Down?
Season 10 Episode 546
What else can we do but sit down, if we’re trying to cultivate a settled body and mind? What else can we do but sit down and meditate, quietly, each …
6 days, 22 hours ago
Is Mindfulness for Everyone?
Season 10 Episode 545
I have a sense of good fortune to know a little about mindfulness. I feel like if everyone knew a little, the world would be a better place. So maybe…
1 week, 6 days ago
Discovering Our Work
Season 10 Episode 544
The great news about mindfulness is that we’re all working on different things. It’s like the law, or any occupation. It keeps things interesting.
W…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The ABC Rule – Always be Changing
Season 10 Episode 543
Sometimes I think, geez, I’ve done enough work. I don’t need to make any more changes. Been there, done that.
And then I bump up against heartache or …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
The Consequences of…Everything
Season 10 Episode 542
There are times when I say something harsh or in anger. This feels hard to face and even harder to write, but it’s true – and maybe for you, too. For…
1 month ago
Right Now It’s Like This
Season 10 Episode 541
There’s such a temptation to treat mindfulness practice as something that’s getting me somewhere. But whenever I do that, I fall short.
Sure, after a…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Mischievous Mind
Season 10 Episode 540
I feel like most of us are trying to be good people: kind, caring, well-disposed towards others. So why doesn’t it turn out that way? Why don’t we ha…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Thousands of Ways We Fool Ourselves
Season 10 Episode 539
I’m great at philosophizing and offering advice about how to be kinder, more compassionate, even wiser. But who am I fooling? My philosophy is theore…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Bringing Faith to Our 250th Birthday Party
Season 10 Episode 538
Faith is an old-fashioned word. Maybe its most well-known meaning is religious. But true faith predates religion. Ancient humans had faith in the ear…
2 months ago