We’re raised to believe that our perceptions of the world around us has an objective quality, but both Buddhism and modern neuroscience...

In this episode, Ven Tenzin explores the Eight Worldly Concerns, a set of four dyads that correspond to many of the deeply held hopes and...

Capitalist consumer culture puts a huge emphasis on finding happiness in the external world. But, this hedonic happiness is shown, both...

In popular culture, courage is often portrayed as loud and showy, and patience as passive and inactive. Yet, in Buddhist philosophy,...

Patience, or forbearance, is taught as one of the six perfections, the six main practices of a bodhisattva (a being who is dedicated to...

Mindfulness practice has become increasingly popular in recent years, and is being taught not only to Buddhist practitioners in...

Many of us are drawn to the practices of compassion and loving-kindness, but we still struggle with forgiveness of those who have hurt...

Awe is that sense of wonder felt in the presence of something vast that transcends one’s understanding of the world. People commonly...

The Buddha famously taught the doctrine of selflessness. But what does this mean? Doesn’t modern psychology urge us to have a healthy...

Social connection is one of the most fundamental sources of happiness for us, but psychologists report that we are in the middle of an...

and How it Makes Us Happier In almost every discipline from biology to economics to sociology, we are taught that the world is set up as...

Exploring Shame, Contempt and Disgust through a Contemplative Lens with Dr. Eve Ekman. Most of us would do almost anything to avoid...