To some degree, the critic arises out of that negativity bias in that our brains are oriented towards threat and toward survival. The critic really s….

In the Buddhist tradition, where mindful meditation comes from, anger is regarded as a somewhat unhealthy,unskillful emotion because we can be blinde….

I do believe there's a place for anger in spiritual life. Just as a mother protects a child, as parents protect offspring under threat, we need a pla….

It's important that we see clearly with wisdom and awareness, but also take action..

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We need to forgive - but mindfully. We need compassion that powered by wisdom. That's the way to address our bullies..

I often think people on opposite sides of the political spectrum may have similar values around care, around thriving or around independence, or arou….

I was an angry young man, as you say. I was a punk rocker, blaming the government, corporations, and anything external, like my family, for my anger.….

With mindfulness, we can be with the experience in more immediate way. When we find ourselves flooded with an emotion that's come after the judgement….

Mindfulness is the ability to be aware, to note, to notice. When we apply that to our thoughts and mental habits, we bring a clarity of awareness in ….

There are plenty of times we need fierce compassion, fierce love. Just like when a child does something that is very harmful and we say "No!", we nee….

Mindfulness is the primary tool in that we get a little space between ourselves and the thoughts and then we actually can be more responsive, as in: ….

We live with that sense of not being enough, and it causes a very painful state..

One of the tools I like a lot is the Just Like Me practice. It's one of the empathy practices where we put ourselves in the other's shoes. Rather tha….

Conscience is all about using discernment, discrimination and assessment, rather than looking to the rather crude form of advice from the judge that'….

I started meditating and as soon as I turned that lens of attention inwards, it was like, okay, game over. This is what I'd been looking for to resol….

Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment, because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy..

The essence of forgiveness is seeing our humanness and seeing that we all have our limitations and follies..

We're not as different as we think we are..