Like any progressive mother, Karen Maezen Miller was torn when her daughter entered the Barbie stage. But what's worse—Barbie’s commercialism and hypersexuality, or Mom’s grown-up judgments and concepts? Read More 
Anne Cushman's young son, Skye, keeps her on her toes with his many questions: How do we know the things we know? How do we justify our decisions? Read More
“The time of childhood is going to go fast,” says Rick Bass, author of Where the Sea Used to Be. “I’m doing what I can to slow it down.” Read More
A child of one economic crisis, he died on the eve of another. His gift of love was economic security for his family. His son James Kullander reflects on the sadness of a legacy lost. Read More
To see clearly in a relationship we must notice where we connect and where we idealize. Buddhist teacher Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche gives us the tools for greater understanding and insight. Read More
Many people look at the aging population as a problem, but author and history professor Theodore Roszak thinks it could result in a wiser and more caring society. Read More
Karen Maezen Miller is the author of Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood (Shamhala, 2006) and her next book is Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden (New World Library, May 2014). Read More
1. Understanding Life’s Ups and Downs Life is full of economic, personal, and health fluctuations. Just as rocks are polished by a stream, every challenge refines our strength. Each obstacle you overcome builds resilience—yet it also highlights how helpless we can feel when others suffer. 2. Meditative Training… Read More
Jon Kabat-Zinn, a keynote speaker at the 2011 Creating a Mindful Society conference, teaches you how. Read More
When author Barbara Gates got breast cancer, she found healing by recognizing the strength in her animal community and learning to trust her body and the earth. Read More
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