The Ways David Bowie Changed The World (That You Didn't Already Know About)

The world shifted last week when David Bowie passed away from cancer at the age of 69. For ardent fans, he signified revolution, rebellion,...

3 Zen Principles That Will Rock Your World (And Make You Happier!)

There’s no guarantee that you’ll wake up tomorrow.

How To Breathe Life Back Into A Long-Term Relationship

Penny, a mother of two young children, felt bored in her relationship with her partner Tom. They were busy with the demands of parenthood and work....

5 Lessons All Parents Could Learn From Buddhism

As Buddhism continues to increase in popularity in Western culture, certain principles have entered the discourse of how to be a better parent. The...

6 Reasons To Practice Yoga At A Studio (Instead Of With A Laptop)

With the proliferation of online yoga tutorials like YogaGlo, GaiamTV and even YouTube, more and more yogis are practicing at home in front of their...

What Buddha Got Wrong About Happiness

Author's note: The following is an excerpt from a chapter called "On Laughing," from a book-in-progress entitled Monk for a Month. In the...

4 Mantras For Love & Happiness

"Love and compassion … are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being." -Dalai Lama

5 Things Everyone Has In Common With The Dalai Lama

I've always been drawn to the Dalai Lama. I love his endearing persona and his wide, beaming smile. I have the utmost respect for His Holiness as a...

3 Buddhist Beliefs That Will Rock Your World (And Make You Much Happier!)

You don't have to practice yoga or follow an Ayurvedic diet to benefit from Buddhist ideas (but if you do, more power to you).

Want To Find Your Dharma? Ask Yourself These 7 Questions

The Buddhist concept of Dharma has a central philosophy that all is whole and complete as it is. There is no accident in the entire universe. Even...

How I (Accidentally) Taught My Kids Mindfulness

This past Memorial Day weekend, I took my two sons, ages 11 and 16, to Blue Cliff Monastery in Pine Bush, NY, to celebrate Vesak, the Buddha’s...

Breakdancing 'Monks' Celebrate Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch (Video)

If you happened to be walking around New York City's Union Square on Friday, you may have noticed something unusual: four 'Tibetan monks'...

How Meditation Can Change Your Sense Of Self (For The Better)

Notions of self and mind differ across cultures and history. For quite a while now, Western cultures have emphasized a Cartesian dualism between mind...

Why The Dalai Lama Feels Like An Old Friend

Sometimes we meet people who can see us whole and before an immense sky, who don’t judge or discriminate, and who seem to radiate feelings of genuine...

What It Truly Means To Be Flexible

As humans we have the capacity to analyze, figure, discern, and plan. We analyze what’s happened in the past and what’s happening in the present,...

The True Meaning Of Love From A Buddhist Perspective

Have you ever truly madly fallen in love?

Tina Turner on God, Buddhism, and Chanting

At our MBG Thanksgiving dinner this week, the conversation turned to meditation and chanting, and we were thrilled to learn from Caroline that Tina...

Control Your Gadgets So They Don't Control You

Tweets, emails, texts, Facebook updates ... there are plenty of digital distractions competing for our attention these days. If you’re like me, the...

Two Simple Questions to Help You Set Boundaries

Often we find ourselves in the middle of conflict and confusion in our lives and our relationships, and wonder: How did I arrive here? What did I do...