What I Do When It’s Not My Turn to Talk
The author shares a favorite listening technique and its surprising benefits.
October 22, 2021
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The author shares a favorite listening technique and its surprising benefits.
Contemplating a teacher who exemplified subtle compassion and deep empathy, the author shares how that example affected his own practice of compassion, along with a contemplation exercise to try.
Responding to a parent with memory loss, the author discovers in her reactivity the opportunity for a retake, and recommends an actor’s way of approaching such second chances.
An email exchange prompts a psychotherapist to consider emotional reactivity and its storylines, and offers tips for self-reflection.
Starting with the experience of boundless love for a child, a single father cultivates unconditional love for all beings amidst the joys and challenges of parenting, and offers a contemplation exercise to try.
As we face and grieve losses related to the pandemic, the author offers questions to contemplate for help in adjusting to the “new normal” and moving forward.
Drawing from the teachings of the rich Buddhist tradition and personal experience, these articles are written by members of our community from all over the world, offering contemplations and practices to apply directly on our own path in life and interconnected global society.
How to find freedom, contentment and genuine, lasting wellbeing? How to put wisdom and compassion into action in our daily life, contributing to kind communities in today’s global society?
