Woking Up With Forgiveness and Compassion

"I worry sometimes that outrage, even when completely justified, can blind us to spiritual values such as forgiveness and compassion, and that fury can drive us to sacrifice offenders on the altar of social change rather than treat them as individuals with the capacity to learn, grow, and reform."

Quelling the Violence of the Inner Critic

Many of us have a violent inner critic. A colleague of mine framed it as ‘the voice of the enemy.’ It’s wily and insidious, at times quite subtle as it uproots our ideas and inspirations.

Who is Mingyur Rinpoche?

The author is a student of Mingyur Rinpoche and explains her experiences with the monk.

4 Steps to Reconcile Difficult Emotions

The process of finding emotional balance when faced with difficult situations.

Nonviolent Communication 101

Want to learn more about compassionate conversations? Here’s how.

Podcast: Oren Jay Sofer on Leading with Presence

A thoughtful discussion about nonviolent communication, curiosity, and care in our relationships to ourselves, others, and the world.

Nonviolence: Self-Care vs. Soft Care

We often think of self care as something we do only when we’re stressed, in grief, or otherwise hurting, but it’s really something we have to be doing every single day in order to …

5 Core Practices for More Meaningful Conversations

Here are five core practices you can start using today to improve your communication.

3 Bold Steps to Becoming the Great Soul You Want to See in the Mirror

Be the Change!

8 Little Ways to Practice Nonviolence

Here are a few small ways to practice personal nonviolence.

Train Your Brain to Calm the Inner Critic

Our ability to be resonant with ourselves is a key for bringing healing into our life.

Conscious Eating: A Solution to Personal and Planetary Health

Many of us on the conscious path may look at massive problems in the world and feel helpless. How can I, one person, positively impact the planet: the dying oceans, world hunger, r…

79 Quotes on Inner and Outer Peace

“We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline.” —Martin Luther King Jr.

Film Review: We Are the Giant

We Are the GiantDirected by Greg BarkerMusic Box FilmsGreg Barker’s documentary about the Arab Spring has a subtle conceit at its heart. It follows three different stories of activ…

Music Review: Winds of Samsara

Winds of SamsaraRicky Kej & Wouter Kellerman Revolution Studios/Kellerman MusicNonviolence and world peace are themes gently blowing through Winds of Samsara, the beautifu…

My Vow of Nonviolence

How an unlikely, spontaneous decision improved my life

Stop the Violence Within

Never speak badly about yourself.It’s a simple statement, one many of us would agree with in concept. But do you follow it’s advice? Probably not. Because our inner critic speaks t…

The Do No Harm Diet

Embrace the core of a bodhisattva experience: spreading joy both inside and out.

Video: Being the Change in a Violent World

During the 20th Century, over 100 million people lost their lives to war — most of whom were non-combatants. Now, at the dawn of the 21st century with over trillions of dollars spe…

What Is Your Anger Trying to Tell You?

All emotions, including anger, are signals about what we’re needing.

The 8 Limbs of Patanjali

Lessons on living a better life from the father of yoga.

The Secret to Radically Transforming Your Practice & Life

I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, celebrating my 7th birthday and coming into the age of reason during the summer of the Detroit riots. There was this unspoken fear and concern …

Little Town of Bethlehem

Written and Directed by Jim Hanon / Produced by Mart GreenThis film takes the viewer right into the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the stories of three men who, …

Be the Change

“You must be the change you want to see in the world,” said “Mahatma” Gandhi, who led India to independence and inspired human rights movements worldwide – all by dramatically livi…