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"Use your senses fully and let the alert stillness within you be the perceiver rather than your mind." — Eckhart Tolle

Sitting on a cushion is not the only way to meditate. Read my article to learn how to practce walking meditation in everyday life.

Walking Meditation for Beginners: A Complete Guide Need a meditation guide? Our article will show you how to practice walking meditation. It’s a great way to be more calm and present during your daily walks.

"Developing a basic trust in yourself and your feelings is an integral part of meditation training. It is far better to trust in your intuition and your own authority, even if you make some 'mistakes.'" — Jon Kabat-Zinn

Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to meditate for hours on end. Read our article to learn how long you should meditate if you're a beginner.

How Long Should You Meditate if You’re a Beginner? How long should you meditate? 8 renowned teachers answer this question and give meditation tips that will improve your daily practice.

"Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor." — Thich Nhat Hanh

Anger is a powerful emotion that can ruin your relationships and undermine your well-being. Lovingkindness meditation can counteract anger and help you deal with challenging situations and difficult people.

Lovingkindness Meditation for Beginners (With Guided Audio) This simple lovingkindness meditation for beginners will show you how to release negative energy from your body and mind. Try this technique with our guided audio.

"In meditation practice, we cultivate acceptance by taking each moment as it comes and being with it fully, as it is." — Jon Kabat-Zinn

If you feel uncomfortable meditating in a lotus pose, this article will show you three simple alternatives that will relieve pain and improve your concentration during meditation.

3 Relaxing Meditation Postures for Beginners Do you feel uncomfortable during sitting meditation? Check out our guide on three relaxing meditation postures for beginners (with video and meditation tips).

"Be aware of your breathing. Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking and creates space." — Eckhart Tolle

Shifting awareness into your body is a powerful way to be rooted in the present moment and counteract overthinking.

Body Awareness Meditation for Beginners (With Guided Audio) Looking for simple ways to relax and unwind? Check out our article on how to practice body awareness meditation, along with guided audio and meditation tips.

"Developing a basic trust in yourself and your feelings is an integral part of meditation training. It is far better to trust in your intuition and your own authority, even if you make some 'mistakes' along the way." — Jon Kabat-Zinn

From time to time, I like to revisit my very first article I wrote in 2017 when I just started this blog. Everything I wrote back then is still true today.

Why I Started a Mindfulness Blog Do you want to learn how to meditate and access free mindfulness resources? This is exactly why I started a mindfulness blog. Read the article for more details.

"A community practicing understanding and lovingkindness may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the Earth." — Thich Nhat Hanh

It's normal to feel impatient during meditation. Hermann Hesse captured this predicament in a portion of his classic novel Siddhratha.

Hermann Hesse on the Value of Patience in Meditation Looking for books about Buddhism? Learn about the value of patience in our meditation practice from the book Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.

"Letting go is a way of letting things be, of accepting things as they are." — Jon Kabat-Zinn

"The fundamental problem, I believe, is that at every level we are giving too much attention to the external, material aspects of life while neglecting moral ethics and inner values." — The Dalai Lama

Why It’s Important to Cultivate Inner Values: the Dalai Lama on Ethics of Restraint, Virtue, and Altruism Learn about the Dalai Lama’s teaching on cultivating inner values of restraint, virtue, and altruism.

"Bringing more Presence into your life may be one of the most important acts of kindness you can do for yourself." — Eckhart Tolle

A widespread misconception about Buddhism states that life is suffering. In this article, we explain why such crude simplification isn't helpful in trying to understand the Buddha's teaching.

Did the Buddha Say Life is Suffering? (Simple Answer) Interested in Eastern philosophy and Buddhism? Keep reading to learn the answer to the question Did the Buddha say that life is suffering?

"An open, 'beginner's' mind allows us to be receptive to new possibilities and prevents us from getting stuck in the rut of our own expertise, which often thinks it knows more than it does." — Jon Kabat-Zinn

Sometimes, loss comes suddenly, unexpectedly. When that happens, this poem will be a source of healing and consolation.

Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep, A Poem of Hope Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep is a funeral poem that can be read to mourn a loved one. Its a message of comfort, hope and renewal.

"Your body is your first home: 'Breathing in, I arrive in my body. Breathing out, I am home.' — Thich Nhat Hanh

When we find ourselves in an unwelcome situation, we should look around not to see the obstacles or causes of our frustration but our common humanity.

Just Like Me: Pema Chodron on Cultivating Compassion and Opening Our Hearts If you like mindfulness activities, check out Pema Chodron’s on-the-spot compassion practice ‘Just Like Me.’

"When you find the mind judging, you don't have to stop it from doing that. All that is required is to be aware of it happening. No need to judge the judging and make matters even more complicated for yourself." — Jon Kabat-Zinn

It has been said that grief is love. It’s all the love you want to give but cannot give.

What Did the Buddha Teach About Overcoming Grief? What did the Buddha Teach about overcoming grief? Find the answer in The Parable of the Mustard Seed, the Buddha’s teaching about grief.

"Go within. Use your inner body for going deeper and taking your attention away from where it's usually lodged, in the thinking mind." — Eckhart Tolle

A Powerful Zen Story About Loving Openly (With Audio)

A Powerful Zen Story About Loving Openly (With Audio) Do you love Eastern philosophy? Looking for stories about true love? Hear audio version of a powerful Zen story about loving openly in our article.

"Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time." — Jon Kabat-Zinn

Do you struggle with social anxiety? Read our article to learn a simple mindfulness exercise that can help you feel calmer in social situations.

A Simple Mindfulness Exercise for Social Anxiety Feeling anxious when in the company of other people? Keep reading to learn a simple mindfulness exercise for social anxiety.

"When sitting down to meditate, you can imagine that you're a mountain, with your base firmly rooted in the earth and your peak rising upward toward the sky." — Mental Workout

There are three subtile, unconscious mental habits that make us unhappy in everyday life. Read our article to learn what they are.

3 Mental Habits That Make You Unhappy (And What to Do About It) Why am I so unhappy? Many of us struggle with this question and look for answers. Keep reading to learn 3 mental habits that make you unhappy (and what to do about it).