Tag: meditation

The Ven. Sangye Khadro, a well-known Buddhist nun, teacher and author — along with other monastics from Sravasti Abbey — will give a series of talks on being “Courageous and Kind” to show others how they can mitigate their anxieties.

Often people like to jump right into meditation, but it’s much more effective to engage with Buddha’s teachings in a three-step sequence: hearing, thinking and then meditating.

You know those days when you sit down to spend time in quiet, and you find yourself super cranky about it?

What does gaze have to do with meditation when our eyes should be closed?

The use of, and beliefs about, short recitations are universal in the traditional forms of Buddhism. Popularly known as mantras, the term, derived from Sanskrit, breaks down into two parts: man means to think; and tra is a suffix that designates a tool or instrument. So the literal meaning is: “an instrument of thought.”

He describes the introduction of meditation at companies such as Aetna, Ford, General Mills and Patagonia.

Your meditation must flow into your daily life