Gen Lamchen explains why thinking harder about a problem so often makes it worse. She shows how attention and mindfulness — the very mental habits that trap us in worry — can be turned around, then offers Shantideva’s simple framework for containing runaway thoughts in just five minutes a day.
Further reading in the following books: How to Solve Our Human Problems Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Kadam Morten is the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Centre New York City. In this extract he gives practical and realistic advice to help...
Gen Tara explains how our life completely transforms when we begin to see ourselves not as permanent residents of this life but as travelers...
Self-cherishing is a state of mind that can be incredibly detrimental to our overall well-being. Despite this fact, it can be tricky to recognize...
