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A Meditation to Return to Ourselves When Practicing Feels Impossible

A Meditation to Return to Ourselves When Practicing Feels...

If you’re burned out, discouraged, and disconnected by all the struggle and suffering...

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In the Mountains of Tibet

In the Mountains of Tibet

Two new books reveal the entwined landscapes of pilgrimage and ascetic retreat in...

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Renunciation Without a Category

Renunciation Without a Category

Ajarn Tritrinn, a transgender Thai renunciant, is carving a new path for monasticism...

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Equipment for Living

Equipment for Living

On the liberatory potential of Black movement and music and an embodied understanding...

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‘Wind structures, 1–5’

‘Wind structures, 1–5’

A poem from the first poetry anthology written by descendants of Nikkei wartime...

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How One Thai Monk Rebuilt a Temple—and a Tradition

How One Thai Monk Rebuilt a Temple—and a Tradition

Luang Pho Sot Candasaro transformed Wat Paknam into a major center of meditation...

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Why Protecting Your Energy Isn’t Selfish or Shameful

Why Protecting Your Energy Isn’t Selfish or Shameful

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ~Ian Maclaren A friend...

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It’s Okay to Have No Purpose Beyond Being and Enjoying This Moment

It’s Okay to Have No Purpose Beyond Being and Enjoying...

“I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are...

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Why Trying to Be Good Enough Kept Me Feeling Empty

Why Trying to Be Good Enough Kept Me Feeling Empty

“The opposite of belonging is not isolation—it’s fitting in.” ~Brené Brown One of...

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The Betrayal of Expectations: Coping When Life Doesn’t Go to Plan

The Betrayal of Expectations: Coping When Life Doesn’t...

“What will mess you up most in life is the picture in your head of how it is supposed...