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Seven meditative techniques to help you fall asleep
I used to have great difficulty getting to sleep at night. Sometimes my mind would be racing, usually about something that was troubling me. Sometimes there was nothing much going on in my mind at...
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“By means of mutual kindness”
There’s a lovely Pali word, sampiyena, which could be translated as “by means of mutual kindness.” A beautiful expression of mutual kindness is taking place at Wildmind and transforming what we do...
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Overcoming resistance to meditation (a self-compassionate guide)
There can be lots of reasons for why we avoid meditating. We might not want to experience particular feelings. We might have built up a sense of failure around our meditation practice. We might worry...
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We’re building something amazing, and we’d love to have you on board
I’m Bodhipaksa, the founder of Wildmind, and I want to share news of a very special meditation project we’ve launched. Wildmind is transforming into a Community-Supported Meditation Initiative. Here’s...
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The self-compassionate way to get things done
A parent shaming us by comparing us unflatteringly with a sibling; a boss humiliating us in front of colleagues when a task isn’t up to their expectations; a partner repeatedly complaining about some...
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Sitting With Bodhi: Appreciating Change
Sitting With Bodhi is a unique form of meditation course where you have the opportunity to receive guidance from Bodhipaksa—daily, if you want. Often change and impermanence are things we think we...
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At times I thought I was crazy…
It’s Bodhipaksa here, and I want to tell you (more) about… My Big Idea! A few months ago, realizing that offering our online meditation courses by donation was no longer viable, I came up with the...
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“Let these three expressions: I do not have, I do not understand, I do not...
One time, when I was rereading a massive Tibetan Buddhist text called the Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava, I was struck once again by the spiritual power of one particular quote: “Let these three...
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Poison in the sugar-bowl
Many, many years ago, when I was in my twenties, I was at the apartment of a newly divorced woman I’d just started dating when her ex dropped by unexpectedly. Awkward! Especially since she had just...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Wildmind’s initiative, but were...
I’ve been asked the same questions over and over again about Wildmind’s new meditation initiative, and so I thought I’d put all the questions and answers in one place. What is the Initiative? Wildmind...
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The Social Media Sutra, part 1
Recently I recorded a series of four talks for “Tricycle” magazine, discussing how tools from the Buddhist tradition can help us to overcome our addiction to social media. The talks won’t appear...
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Pivot toward the skillful (the Social Media Sutra, part 2)
In a series of posts (here’s a link to Part 1) I’m explaining, using teachings from the early Buddhist teachings, how we can free ourselves from our addiction to social media. These teachings are...
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Help during the holiday season
Struggling over the holiday period? Or are you just struggling period? Recovery doesn’t have to be a struggle. So why do so many of us struggle? Have you reached out for help? Have you reached out for...
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Join Wildmind’s Community-Supported Meditation Initiative
Thank you for your interest in Wildmind’s Community-Supported Meditation Initiative! Our supporters get access to: All of Wildmind’s existing meditation courses (of which there are around 30). Access...
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Just turn away… (the Social Media Sutra, part 3)
In a series of posts I’m explaining, using teachings from the early Buddhist teachings, how we can free ourselves from addiction to social media. These teachings are found in the Vitakkasanthana...
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Love isn’t what you look for; it’s how you look
In one of my early experiences of lovingkindness meditation (metta bhavana), a teacher told me to look for feelings of love in my heart, and then to spread that love to other people. I duly searched...
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Lovingkindness: the missing link
Someone wrote the other day saying that she’d had a hard time forgiving a colleague at work who had reflexly shot down her very excellent ideas. Apparently this colleague does this a lot. It’s just a...
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The Eightfold Path: A Tool for Living at a Time of Crisis
I was in the thick of putting together my online course, “Love Your Enemies,” when the coronavirus crisis became serious. As a result I’ve felt a little late in responding to what’s going on right...
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Tonglen: a practice of compassion for self and other
In response to the current coronavirus crisis, I’m putting together a FREE course on how we can find calmness and balance when things around us are falling apart. It’ll start on April 10, and will...
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Old teaching, new perspectives
Thank to sydney Rae on Unsplash for the photo. Way back in my teens I read a book called “From Primitives to Zen,” which was a compendium of texts from the world’s religious traditions, compiled by...
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