Imagine your friend gives you a lottery ticket. In this hypothetical situation, you’re like me, and you haven’t followed the jackpot rising to a billion dollars. You just stick the ticket in your pocket and forget about it. In fact, it’s likely the ticket will end up...
Practicing Self-Compassion with W.A.I.T.
Practicing Self-Compassion makes us happier, more resilient, and less anxious. Have you heard of the practice W.A.I.T. Why am I talking? I didn't come up with it, but I've been using it quite a lot lately. It's such a handy reminder when you're about to say something...
Understanding Karma
What if karma isn't a system of reward and punishment, but your ultimate source of freedom? So often, karma is misunderstood as some cosmic force of reward and punishment. In Buddhist psychology, karma is simply the law of cause and effect. When we live with a belief...


