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David Sheff Follows the Buddhist Journey of a San Quentin Inmate in Latest Book

By Jessica Zack — 2020

Like a lot of people with newfound interest in Buddhist meditation, Jarvis Jay Masters struggled at first to sit still and quiet his mind.

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A Mindfulness of Breathing Exercise with Neuroscientist Amishi Jha

The sequence of events in this practice are: focus, sustain attention, notice, and redirect attention back to the breath when it wanders. This is what we might call a "push-up" for your attention.

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Amisha Jha
2020
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What Mindfulness Is—and Isn’t

Daniel Goleman responds to popular misconceptions of mindfulness.

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Daniel Goleman
2014
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Here's What Mindfulness Is (and Isn't) Good For

It won’t solve every problem.

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Daniel Goleman
2017
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Thich Nhat Hanh’s Final Mindfulness Lesson: How to Die Peacefully

“Letting go is also the practice of letting in, letting your teacher be alive in you,” says a senior disciple of the celebrity Buddhist monk and author.

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Eliza Barclay
2019
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You Don’t Need to Be Buddhist

Thich Nhat Hanh tells Andrea Miller that anyone can use the five mindfulness trainings to lead a life of understanding and compassion.

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Andrea Miller
2012
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A One-Minute Lesson in Higher Consciousness

Although meditation has become widely popular, higher consciousness baffles and intimidates people. It seems like a faraway exotic attainment, and perhaps more myth that reality.

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Deepak Chopra
2020
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A Guided Reflection on Bringing Rain to Difficulty

Tara Brach discusses RAIN, a technique she frequently teaches to her students and also uses in her own life.

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Tara Brach
2017
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A Catholic Nun on What It Really Means to Be Pro-Life

What exactly is a moral person?

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Joan Chittister
2017
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Ancient Buddhist Way to Cope with Hardship

RAIN is a Buddhist mindfulness tool that offers support for working with intense and difficult emotions.

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Tara Brach
2013
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Face Fears for a True Spiritual Awakening

Find out how you could be facing fear to create the foundation for true spiritual awakening.

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Tara Brach
2017
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