The Buddha said, “I would not be teaching this (a path of awakening) if genuine happiness and freedom were...

The Buddha said, “I would not be teaching this (a path of awakening) if genuine happiness and freedom were...

What You Practice Grows Stronger: Choosing Joy to De-Condition Our Negativity Bias Some years back, I was talking with...

If we’re in the trance of unworthiness, we can’t embrace each other and our world in an open-hearted way....

Part 3: Joy – blossoms in the moments our hearts open boundlessly to reality, to the 10,000 joys and...

When we notice that we’re in the trance of “if-only” mind, we can choose to re-open and surrender to...

It is radical and transformative to pause and sense the goodness that is right here in this moment. When...

Meditation: Relax Into Happiness ~ Lama Gendun Rinpoche writes, “Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but...

Taste what it’s like, in the body and in the heart, to feel a sense of your own being...

There is an inner freedom that expresses as happiness and peace, and it is accessible when we arrive in...

There is an inner freedom that expresses as happiness and peace, and it is accessible when we arrive in...

These two talks explore the two different kinds of happiness, the blocks to happiness, and the ways that mindful...

These two talks explore the two different kinds of happiness, the blocks to happiness, and the ways that mindful...

Well being is the deep contentment that arises from a relaxed, wakeful presence. This talk explores the beliefs and...

Happiness and Loving this Life – Metta (Lovingkindness) Practice

Not too long ago, my ex-husband, Alex, brought us a big batch of his homemade almond butter. It is...

When I talk to people about how much they experience joy, most say, “Not so much.” Joy is not...