Breathing is the easiest way of meditation. — A master of tea ceremony in Japan accidentally bumped into a soldier. The tea master apologized politely. With great anger, the soldier demanded to settle the conflict in a sword duel. The tea master had never fought before and didn’t know what to do. …

‘Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax’ — Bryant McGill — A professor held a glass of water in front of her students. They were expecting the typical question of whether the glass is half full or half empty. But the professor asked them: How heavy is this glass? The crowd went crazy shouting different weights. The professor smiled and said: …

What makes mindful people different? They have realized that the only power thoughts have is the power we give to them. If we don’t give them any attention, they don’t exist. Mindful people are powerful. …

How to make peace with your mind? — After being a Buddhist monk for 12 years, Gelong Thubten became depressed. It was a shock for him. And for me, too, when he shared his story. I thought monks have it all figured out. When we think we have arrived, we are stuck. We can always learn something new…

You can’t go alone on your mindfulness journey. — Imagine you would live alone on a beautiful beach. Every morning you have enough time for your morning routine. Meditation. Exercise. Shower. Breakfast. Journaling. Nobody disturbs you. It’s just you against you. It sounds like a dream. Imagine how you would feel after a week of living like this. Calm…

Clean home, calm mind — your home is your temple. — Tuesday is my favorite day of the week. It’s the day the only day of the week our apartment is sparkling clean and organized thanks to a cleaning company. The other days it looks like a huge mess. With a ten-month-old baby who just learned how to walk that chaos…

Everybody should have a psychologist. Like going to the dentist —a routine check once in a while to look at all the small and big wounds we’ve collected. Instead, we hide our pain and pretend everything is fine. …

Let’s do an experiment. It will take only one minute. Take a deep breath and close your eyes. Then focus all your attention on your right hand. Do you feel that? There is a tingling sensation. Your hand is vibrant, energy is flowing through it. If you are like me…

Become a diligent meditator and reap all the benefits that come with it. — A student approached his Zen master and asked, ‘Master, how can I find tranquility in a restless and chaotic world?’ The master held up a glass and said, ‘Look at this glass. It is filled with muddy water. What do you see?’ The student replied, ‘I see brown water with…