In recent years, mindfulness meditation, rooted in Buddhist traditions, has gained widespread interest in psychology and beyond. Amid a performance-driven culture, where achievement often outweighs ...

Gen Kelsang Tashi a resident teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Miami, mediates on a cushion, on Friday, June 27, 2025, in Miami, Florida. Photo by Brielle Aguayo [email protected] Most people ...

Mindfulness is mainstream. There are mindfulness retreats that will set you back thousands of dollars. Entire sections of libraries and bookstores are devoted to the subject. My kids learn mindfulness ...

Decades ago, Les Kertay saw the Dalai Lama speak at Emory University, and an audience member asked the big question: Given all that is going on in the world, what is the most important thing for one ...

Modern life is characterized by a fast pace and a hectic lifestyle. In such conditions, people experience constant stress, which negatively affects their mental state. However, some ancient techniques ...

(RNS) — Bhante Sujatha, a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk leading a temple in Woodstock, Illinois, hopes a new outdoor, interfaith meditation space will be a sanctuary in a world of noise. WOODSTOCK, Ill.

A Buddhist psychiatrist who has been meditating for decades elegantly describes how psychotherapy and meditation can help us manage our most powerful emotions--and make us feel more alive and whole in ...

If you want to penetrate the mysteries of Zen, try thinking of yourself as a blueberry muffin. That’s what lay teacher Laura Jomon Martin told a small group of Zen students after a recent meditation ...

BANGKOK (RNS) — Street shrines are everywhere in Thailand’s capital, perched on pedestals outside homes, stores and even hotels, and they are more than decoration: Passersby frequently stop to light ...