Robert Wright, the New York Times online columnist and author of The Evolution of God, is pretty much what you’d call a cynic. That’s why I was surprised when he spoke with such reverence of the ...

Maybe meditation makes you think of a Buddhist monk in sandals, living in the mountains to find peace or nirvana. Actually, we are always in some form of meditation. We meditate while sitting, walking ...

It’s always a great idea to stop, look back where you have been, think about where you are going and reflect on your life, relationships and surrounding world. How you decide to reflect and slow down ...

On the fourth day of my 10-day silent meditation retreat, someone spoke to me. "Hey, you." I didn't look. You're not supposed to engage with people. Noble silence is a foundational tenet of the ...

The first time I ever went on a silent meditation retreat, 11 years ago, I thought I had entered the zombie apocalypse. After arriving and having dinner with my fellow retreatants, we went into ...

AS THE TRAIN noisily sped me to my first silent meditation retreat, in upstate New York, I decided to practice—by panicking quietly. I’d never meditated before, not for a minute let alone a weekend.

No matter how much you understand about mediation’s benefits or enjoy the experience of having someone like J Balvin to guide you through it, some may still find it hard to practice regularly. Even in ...

Few people have guided me through mindfulness and meditation quite like Janet Solyntjes. As a longtime silent retreat leader, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) instructor and co-owner of the ...

In many ancient stories, gods and kings fight for control, glory, and influence. But one figure stands completely different.