Viewed from afar, Richard Saja’s bucolic pastoral scenes seem peaceful and tame. But upon closer inspection, you’ll find plenty of mischief and mayhem. Subversion reigns supreme in Richard’s embellished French Toile de Jouy work, complemented by a healthy dose of humour, and it’s wonderful. His goal is to create historically inaccurate decorative arts using centuries-old fabric designs. Richard’s art comments […]
Question: Deep down, I feel pretty bad about who I am as a person. When I meditate, all I connect with are my feelings of shame and guilt, and it’s pretty discouraging. What’s your advice for people like me who feel unworthy and unloved? Pilar Jennings: Most people who begin a meditation practice understandably hope for relief. Images of a […]
What would it look like to live in a world without bias? And how can mindfulness help us imagine such a world? These questions are at the heart of Anu Gupta’s new book, Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From—and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them. Gupta is an educator, lawyer, research scientist, and meditation teacher whose work focuses […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. A free 7-day, flexible weight loss meal plan including breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas and a shopping list. All recipes include macros and Weight Watchers points. Free 7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (Sept 23-29) Shout out to all my football fans! (Honestly I am not a big fan but I do love a good tailgate!) Whether you are a […]
Khandro Kunga Bhuma Rinpoche, also known as Khandro-la, is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, state oracle, and realized practitioner who assists the Fourteenth Dalai Lama in promoting world peace and interreligious harmony. As the State Medium of the Tenma Oracle, Rinpoche is recognized for her wisdom, compassion, and ability to connect with audiences from all over the world. A gifted educator, […]
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There is a famous Zen story from 10th-century China that goes like this: A monk asks Master Hsiang Lin, “What is the meaning of Zen?” The master answers, “Sitting long and getting tired!” I imagine the monk’s facial expression at the master’s response. He probably expected something else: enlightenment, freedom, the end of suffering, personal growth. All the good stuff […]
Intermittent fasting has been gaining buzz for years. One 2019 study showed that people eating within a 10-hour window and fasting for 14 hours ate 9% fewer calories than normal and some participants in the study experienced weight loss, decreased visceral fat, lower blood pressure, and reduced LDL cholesterol. Remember, just because this way of eating works for some people, it […]
For over thirty years I worked as a doctor in the field of child abuse—examining and/or interviewing children who’d been raped, burned, beaten, and killed, most often by their caretakers. Every time I thought I’d seen the worst cruelty adults could perpetrate on a child, something worse would come in. People often asked me, how do you stay so calm […]
Growing up outside Philadelphia back in the 1980s, I found myself attracted to practicing meditation to attain enlightenment. When I was first exposed to Buddhism, I assumed that silent sitting meditation, with or without the single-minded contemplation of koans, was the only authentic form of Buddhist practice. Despite my aspirations and the availability of clear instructions on Zen meditation in […]
A few years ago, I collected fourteen translations of the Four Infinite Vows, a brief verse of commitment typically recited every day in Zen centers, temples, sitting groups, and homes as well as in other Mahayana Buddhist settings. Of these translations, ten used the word save in the first line, including the one that I’d chanted with slight variations for […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. This easy apple butter recipe simmers on the stove, made with apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, it smells and tastes like fall! Apple Butter Recipe I usually make my crock pot apple butter but so many questions about making it on the stove, so here is my stove top apple […]
Ever wonder why your weight seems to creep back up after every diet? Some people think something called “set point theory” explains it. This intriguing theory suggests your body has a preferred weight range it fiercely defends, making lasting weight loss a complex challenge. Read on to learn all you need to know about this theory that attempts to explain why […]
Whether you’re focused on losing weight, maintaining your weight, or building muscle, diet plays a crucial role in your progress. Tracking your calories is a good place to start, but calories don’t tell the whole story. Setting goals for your macros, the amounts of each macronutrient you eat each day, can help you tune up your diet. For example, increasing protein […]
Annalisa Rakugo Castaldo is a Soto Zen priest with Soji Zen Center in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, and an English professor—with a focus on Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies as well as Shakespeare and other early modern dramatists—at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. Rakugo received priest ordination in 2014 from Jules Shuzen Harris Roshi (1939–2023) and is currently a student of John […]
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I went to an art gallery to forget about the decaying world. But it was there that Jim told me about Buddhism’s decay itself. Earlier that morning, I had planned a family trip, tended to my shrub rose, paid a semester’s worth of tuition, and prepared a sign for a Pride parade I was set to march in. Up until […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. A free 7-day, flexible weight loss meal plan including breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas and a shopping list. All recipes include macros and Weight Watchers points. Free 7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (Sept 16-22) I love pears, they are so versatile and great in dessert or a fall salad! My Baked Pears with Walnuts and Honey are made with […]
La atención plena es tanto un poder mental esencial como una práctica intencionada. Es la capacidad universal de la mente para ser consciente, concentrarse y utilizar su inteligencia natural. Está presente no sólo en nosotros, sino en todos los seres. La atención plena es también una práctica de meditación en particular que cultiva y desarrolla nuestra atención plena innata. Entrenamos […]
