What Is Mantra Meditation?

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

A mantra is a syllable, word, or phrase that is repeated during meditation. Mantras can be spoken, chanted, whispered, or...

The Art of Letting Go

By Trungram Gyalwa, PhD

Meditation and letting go: the antidotes to suffering Is it possible that many of the difficulties in our lives come...

What Is Buddhist Meditation?

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

There are many forms of meditation and many ideas about what meditation is. While different spiritual paths may associate meditation...

Understanding Empathy and Compassion

By Julia Stenzel

Compassion is a multidimensional process with four key components Compassion is the heartfelt wish to help others become free of...

The Buddhist Teaching on the Five Aggregates – Part 2

By Lama Jampa Thaye

The Final Two Aggregates: Formation & Consciousness This article is a continuation of this article on the first three aggregates...

Buddhist Meditation Techniques & Practices

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

Summary: Buddhist meditation practices stem from the Buddha's insights about existence: Shamatha (mindfulness) focuses on cultivating calmness, clarity, and equanimity, leading...

The Four Qualities of a Wise and Open Heart

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

What are the Four Immeasurables in Buddhism? — An Introduction As meditators, we spend a lot of time practicing the art of...

The Great Message of Impermanence

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Change and the law of impermanence — Life's great wake-up call One of the most powerful things about being alive...

What is merit . . . . . and how can I get some?

By Pamela Gayle White

The wisdom of generosity Merit, as defined across cultures, is the result of good actions or deeds. If you’re familiar...

Patience is Power

By Mindworks Team

What can meditation teach me about the power of patience? Modern society doesn’t know quite what to make of patience....

Change is the Great Leveler

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Recognizing the law of impermanence: Come back to this present moment What meditation does, to put it very dramatically but,...

This Precious Human Life

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

We’re human—how fortunate and precious! Now what? Reflecting on the preciousness of being born human is an exercise in gratitude...

Meditation and Ethics

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

The morality of meditation: enhancing our ethical decision-making At first glance, it may seem that meditation practice has very little...

Power to Change the Future: Our Karmic Plate

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Meditation can change the trajectory of our lives The idea of karma is that what we’ve got on our plate...

Transforming the Mind Through the Three Practices

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

Benefits of integrating discipline, meditation and wisdom Many people are initially drawn to meditation because of its proven physical and...