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When Helping Becomes Controlling: What I Learned About Fear and Love

When Helping Becomes Controlling: What I Learned About...

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”...

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More Steps Or A Faster Pace? The Better Option May Surprise You

More Steps Or A Faster Pace? The Better Option May Surprise...

More isn’t the only way to get better

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Can't Take A Nap? This 20-Minute Habit May Help Your Brain Instead

Can't Take A Nap? This 20-Minute Habit May Help Your Brain...

Two ways to support a tired brain

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This 2-Minute Habit Was Linked To A 39% Lower Risk Of Heart-Related Death

This 2-Minute Habit Was Linked To A 39% Lower Risk Of Heart-Related...

No gym required for this heart-healthy habit

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Learning to Die Each Day

Learning to Die Each Day

A Plum Village nun reflects on how remembering our mortality can help awaken us...

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Ronny Chieng Is Learning Every Day

Ronny Chieng Is Learning Every Day

In this interview with Jhani Randhawa, comedian and host of The Daily Show, Ronny...

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3 Ways to Escape the “Perfect Meditator” Trap

3 Ways to Escape the “Perfect Meditator” Trap

Thinking things should be a certain way, every time, can get us in trouble. Same...

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Why I Always Thought Other People Were Upset with Me

Why I Always Thought Other People Were Upset with Me

“Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you.” ~Don Miguel...

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Slowing Down Takes Effort

Slowing Down Takes Effort

A few weeks ago, I was taking a walk in my neighborhood. It’s shaped like a meandering...

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Going on 94, and Still Waking Up

Going on 94, and Still Waking Up

Dharma teacher Larry Rosenberg reflects on how Buddhist practice has changed not...