On the way to enlightenment, the Buddha-to-be spent many years avoiding pleasure and strengthening his ability to tolerate discomfort. Along with many other ...

I’ve written about so-called Artificial Intelligence here a few times recently. I say “so-called” because these computer algorithms don’t have sentience. ...

Internet addiction is on the rise. With more people in front of screens than ever before, being glued to your phone, tablet or laptop is the new normal. But ...

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has made waves in therapeutic circles for its ability to heal people. Even those who don’t have a mental illness ...

An elderly friend of mine once said to me, “Aging isn’t for sissies.” She was talking mainly about the physical difficulties of getting older, and especially ...

You can’t control what happens to you in life, but you can control how you react to it. Understanding this fully will free you from a lifetime of ...

What does his Holiness the Dalai Lama have to do with moral panics over “marihuana,” a backwoodsman becoming an unlikely political hero, noir skulduggery in ...

Internet addiction is on the rise. With more people in front of screens than ever before, being glued to your phone, tablet or laptop is the new ...

Yesterday on Mastodon, which is the only social media site I use at the moment besides the private online community space I host for Wildmind’s sponsors, ...

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has made waves in therapeutic circles for its ability to heal people. Even those who don’t have a mental ...