Sprouting Seeds of Compassion
Can one person really make a difference? Marc Ian Barasch plants a seed of good intention... Read More 
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God Is Big These Days: Karen Armstrong on Fundamentalism, Compassion, and the Future of Religion
Karen Armstrong, author of The Case for God, wants to reclaim religion. Michael Valpy talked to this author, speaker, and activist about the problems with fundamentalism and secular modernity. Read More
The Zookeeper’s Wife: Radical Compassion, Empathy, and Civilian Courage
An inspiring story from the terrible days of the Holocaust leads Diane Ackerman, best-selling author of The Natural History of the Senses, and the Zoo Keeper’s Wife, to contemplate the nature of compassion, courage, and empathy. Read More
Compassion
Grandmother Mind: Becoming “Abuelita” and the Compassion That Holds a Family (and the World)
Parents must attend to the nuts and bolts of their children’s care. But grandmothers, says Susan Moon, can pay attention to what's in the background—water, air, stories, and love. Read More
Imagine There’s No Suffering: Compassion, Equanimity, and Seeing Causes & Conditions
When a mind is free of judgment, Sharon Salzberg says, we see only suffering and its causes, and wish only that all beings be free from pain. Read More
Unlimited Compassion
Christina Feldman offers this short, guided meditation on how to embrace all suffering and cultivate loving-kindness and compassion. Read More
Equanimity
Rethinking Equanimity: Margaret Cullen on Equanimity and Quiet Strength
A conversation about how equanimity appears across contemplative traditions and everyday life, and the ideas behind Cullen's new book, Quiet Strength. Read More
Mini-Course
A Meditation to Nourish an Undefended Heart
A nine-minute practice to direct our awareness toward what pains us so that we can live with an undefended heart. Read More
Mindfulness Research
Does Mindfulness Make You Kinder? Key Studies On What We Know (and Don’t Know Yet).
Do mindful people feel better in their own bodies? Does mindfulness make you kinder? Researchers are diving into these questions and uncovering the benefits of mindfulness. Read More
Calm
A Meditation to Help You Let Go and Accept Change
Explore this loving-kindness practice variation to cultivate more ease and openness within the moment-to-moment unfolding of life. Read More
